Radeon HD 6380G vs GeForce GTX 950M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 6380G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 950M
2015
4 GB DDR3 or GDDR5, 75 Watt
6.70
+1188%

GTX 950M outperforms HD 6380G by a whopping 1188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking5581233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN16P-GTLlano
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2015 (9 years ago)15 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640160
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed914 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million1000 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate44.963.200
Floating-point performance1.439 gflops0.128 gflops

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8IGP
SLI options+-

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 typeDDR3 or GDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1000 or 2500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth32 or 80 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 950M 6.70
+1188%
HD 6380G 0.52

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 950M 2586
+1193%
HD 6380G 200

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD30
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
1440p19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
4K16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
+475%
4−5
−475%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Battlefield 5 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Hitman 3 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+1500%
3−4
−1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
+617%
6−7
−617%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Battlefield 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Hitman 3 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+360%
10−11
−360%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Hitman 3 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+533%
3−4
−533%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+800%
2−3
−800%

This is how GTX 950M and HD 6380G compete in popular games:

  • GTX 950M is 1400% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 950M is 1800% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 950M is 1500% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 950M is 4200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 950M surpassed HD 6380G in all 34 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.70 0.52
Recency 12 March 2015 15 June 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 950M has a 1188.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6380G, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 950M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6380G in performance tests.


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