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    Radeon R7 M380 vs Radeon Sky 500

    When choosing between Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon Sky 500, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon Sky 500.
    Radeon R7 M380 Check Price
    Radeon Sky 500

    Radeon R7 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R7 M380 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 R7 M380 here:

    Radeon R7 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R7 M380 Radeon Sky 500
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon R7 M380 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R7 M380 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 35 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.
    • Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 16−18 60−65
    medium / 1080p 8−9 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon R7 M380.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 M380 Radeon Sky 500
    Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
    Code name Tropo Pitcairn
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 May 2015 27 March 2013
    Pipelines 640 1280
    Core clock speed 915 MHz 950 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.60 76.00
    Floating-point performance 1,171 gflops 2,432 gflops
    Length 242 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 154 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 10
    Form factor full height / full length
    DisplayPort count 1
    Dual-link DVI support +
    AppAcceleration +
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