Radeon R7 M380 vs GeForce MX130

Place in performance ranking	608	638
Place by popularity	88	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.45	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	N16S-GTR	Tropo
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 January 2018 (6 years ago)	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	$899	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	384	640
Compute units	no data	10
Core clock speed	1122 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	1242 MHz	915 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15-25 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	29.81	36.60
Floating-point performance	953.9 gflops	1,171 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX130 and Radeon R7 M380 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	32 GB/s
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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	no data	1

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	+
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
Mantle	no data	+
CUDA	+	no data

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.

GeForce MX130 4.79
+11.1%

R7 M380 4.31

GeForce MX130 outperforms Radeon R7 M380 by 11% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce MX130 1853
+11.1%

R7 M380 1668

GeForce MX130 outperforms Radeon R7 M380 by 11% in Passmark.

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 HD

19
+18.8%

16−18

−18.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−75%

7−8
+75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	14 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Hitman 3	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 +31.6%	18−20 −31.6%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	22 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	26 +73.3%	14−16 −73.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Hitman 3	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	8 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 −46.2%	18−20 +46.2%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+18.2%

10−12

−18.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Hitman 3	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

This is how GeForce MX130 and R7 M380 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX130 is 19% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX130 is 100% faster than the R7 M380.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 M380 is 88% faster than the GeForce MX130.

All in all, in popular games: