Quadro FX 380M vs GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile with Quadro FX 380M, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2080 Mobile outperforms 380M by a whopping 12479% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 146 | 1391 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 18.68 | 0.89 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | TU104B | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 29 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (15 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 | 2944 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1380 MHz | 606 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1590 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 292.6 | 4.848 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.362 TFLOPS | 0.04698 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 4 |
| TMUs | 184 | 8 |
| Tensor Cores | 368 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 2.9 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 32 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 12.64 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 | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 7.5 | + |
| DLSS | + | - |
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 | 142
+14100%
| 1−2
−14100%
|
| 1440p | 94 | 0−1 |
| 4K | 65 | 0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+20400%
|
1−2
−20400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+8400%
|
1−2
−8400%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 132
+13100%
|
1−2
−13100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+20400%
|
1−2
−20400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+8400%
|
1−2
−8400%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 121 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 104 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 206
+20500%
|
1−2
−20500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 147
+4800%
|
3−4
−4800%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 243
+3371%
|
7−8
−3371%
|
| Valorant | 276
+962%
|
24−27
−962%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 118 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+20400%
|
1−2
−20400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+2038%
|
12−14
−2038%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+8400%
|
1−2
−8400%
|
| Dota 2 | 131
+1356%
|
9−10
−1356%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 121 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 97 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 169
+16800%
|
1−2
−16800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 145
+4733%
|
3−4
−4733%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 101 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 90 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 214
+2957%
|
7−8
−2957%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 174
+3380%
|
5−6
−3380%
|
| Valorant | 266
+923%
|
24−27
−923%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 117 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+8400%
|
1−2
−8400%
|
| Dota 2 | 125
+1289%
|
9−10
−1289%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 121 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 96 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 139
+4533%
|
3−4
−4533%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 174
+2386%
|
7−8
−2386%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 95
+1800%
|
5−6
−1800%
|
| Valorant | 205
+688%
|
24−27
−688%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 155
+15400%
|
1−2
−15400%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+2933%
|
3−4
−2933%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+12800%
|
2−3
−12800%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 55 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+5733%
|
3−4
−5733%
|
| Valorant | 260
+12900%
|
2−3
−12900%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 115 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 89
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 82 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 122
+12100%
|
1−2
−12100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+6700%
|
1−2
−6700%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 124 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+464%
|
14−16
−464%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 240
+11900%
|
2−3
−11900%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 68 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 119 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 49 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 52 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 82 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 61
+6000%
|
1−2
−6000%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 61
+2950%
|
2−3
−2950%
|
This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and FX 380M compete in popular games:
- RTX 2080 Mobile is 14100% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2080 Mobile is 12100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 2080 Mobile surpassed FX 380M in all 27 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.48 | 0.29 |
| Recency | 29 January 2019 | 7 January 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 25 Watt |
RTX 2080 Mobile has a 12479.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
FX 380M, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 380M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 380M is a mobile workstation one.
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