Radeon R7 M380 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R7 M380, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.68

R7 M380 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking720686
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameSurface BookTropo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 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 cores384640
Compute unitsno data10
Core clock speed954 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz915 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rateno data36.60
Floating-point processing powerno data1.171 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Eyefinity-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Mantle-+
CUDA+-

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 HD22
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Fortnite 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−14.3%
70−75
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Dota 2 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Fortnite 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Valorant 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Dota 2 30−35
−12.5%
35−40
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Valorant 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−21.1%
21−24
+21.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−19.2%
30−35
+19.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−16%
27−30
+16%
Valorant 35−40
−22.2%
40−45
+22.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and R7 M380 compete in popular games:

  • R7 M380 is 9% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 M380 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M380 is ahead in 54 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.68 4.33
Recency 1 October 2015 5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB

Maxwell GPU Surface Book has an age advantage of 4 months.

R7 M380, on the other hand, has a 17.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R7 M380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book in performance tests.

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