Radeon R9 380 OEM vs GeForce 930MX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 798 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.81 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Antigua |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2016 (9 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 952 MHz | 918 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1020 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.48 | 102.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7834 TFLOPS | 3.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 221 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | - |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2016 | 5 May 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 190 Watt |
GeForce 930MX has an age advantage of 9 months, and 1017.6% lower power consumption.
R9 380 OEM, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 380 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 930MX is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R9 380 OEM is a desktop one.
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