Radeon R9 M380 vs Radeon RX 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon R9 M380 stacks up against Radeon RX 540, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M380 or Radeon RX 540 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R9 M380
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
65 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R9 M380 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Radeon R9 M380 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 4500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
QHD / 1440p
9−10
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Battlefield 5 is 19% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
200−210
medium / 768p
180−190
170−180
ultra / 1080p
100−110
90−95
QHD / 1440p
55−60
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−33
high / 768p
140−150
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
65−70
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
95−100
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Fortnite is 9% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
10−11
8−9
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 15% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
90−95
80−85
medium / 768p
80−85
70−75
high / 1080p
30−35
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
10−11
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon RX 540.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
60−65
50−55
medium / 768p
35−40
30−35
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 16% more, than Radeon RX 540.
low / 768p
100−110
100−105
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon RX 540.
Full Specs
Radeon R9 M380
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
GCN
Polaris
Code name
Strato Pro GDDR5
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
16 June 2015
21 March 2017
Pipelines
768
512
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
1219 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
48.00
39.01
Floating-point performance
1,536 gflops
1,248 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12.0
Shader Model
6.3
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
Not Listed
1.2
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
194 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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