Radeon HD 6380G vs R5 (Bristol Ridge)

Place in performance ranking	840	1233
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Bristol Ridge	Llano
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 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 cores	384	160
Core clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12-45 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	3.200
Floating-point performance	no data	0.128 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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	IGP

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.

Maximum RAM amount	no data	System Shared
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	no 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (FL 12_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	N/A

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

12
+500%

2−3

−500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

This is how R5 (Bristol Ridge) and HD 6380G compete in popular games:

R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 500% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R5 (Bristol Ridge) is ahead in 33 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.43	0.52
Recency	1 June 2016	15 June 2011
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt

R5 (Bristol Ridge) has a 367.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6380G in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.