GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Radeon R7 M380
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 M380 and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms R7 M380 by a whopping 803% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 638 | 105 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 78 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | Tropo | GN21-X2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
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 | 640 | 2560 |
| Compute units | 10 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 915 MHz | 2370 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 36.60 | 140.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,171 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon R7 M380 and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 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 | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 16000 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 192.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| Eyefinity | 1 | no data |
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 | 1 | no data |
| HD3D | + | no data |
| PowerTune | + | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | - | no data |
| ZeroCore | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.3 |
| Mantle | + | no data |
| CUDA | no data | 8.9 |
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 | 10−12
−860%
| 96
+860%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
−880%
| 49
+880%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−933%
| 31
+933%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−930%
|
103
+930%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−886%
|
65−70
+886%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−875%
|
117
+875%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−950%
|
120−130
+950%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−888%
|
75−80
+888%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−822%
|
83
+822%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−833%
|
80−85
+833%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−870%
|
95−100
+870%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−825%
|
140−150
+825%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−900%
|
80−85
+900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−888%
|
150−160
+888%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−833%
|
110−120
+833%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−840%
|
90−95
+840%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
−871%
|
204
+871%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−883%
|
118
+883%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−886%
|
65−70
+886%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
−820%
|
92
+820%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−950%
|
120−130
+950%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−888%
|
75−80
+888%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−914%
|
71
+914%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−833%
|
80−85
+833%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−870%
|
95−100
+870%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−825%
|
140−150
+825%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−840%
|
47
+840%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−888%
|
150−160
+888%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−833%
|
110−120
+833%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−840%
|
90−95
+840%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
−833%
|
168
+833%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−875%
|
156
+875%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
−860%
|
95−100
+860%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−886%
|
65−70
+886%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
−900%
|
70
+900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−888%
|
75−80
+888%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−829%
|
65
+829%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−833%
|
80−85
+833%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−825%
|
140−150
+825%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−888%
|
150−160
+888%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
−806%
|
145
+806%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−900%
|
80
+900%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−940%
|
52
+940%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−840%
|
90−95
+840%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−838%
|
75−80
+838%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−810%
|
90−95
+810%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−950%
|
40−45
+950%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−883%
|
55−60
+883%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1100%
|
36
+1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−886%
|
69
+886%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−913%
|
80−85
+913%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−900%
|
50−55
+900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
−844%
|
85−90
+844%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−813%
|
70−75
+813%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−883%
|
59
+883%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−1067%
|
35
+1067%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−857%
|
65−70
+857%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−875%
|
35−40
+875%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−1000%
|
30−35
+1000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−967%
|
30−35
+967%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 5−6
−880%
|
45−50
+880%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
−1000%
|
33
+1000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−840%
|
47
+840%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18
+1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1050%
|
21−24
+1050%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−980%
|
50−55
+980%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 5−6
−880%
|
45−50
+880%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−1200%
|
26
+1200%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−975%
|
40−45
+975%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
−833%
|
84
+833%
|
This is how R7 M380 and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 4050 Mobile is 860% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4050 Mobile is 880% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4050 Mobile is 933% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.32 | 38.99 |
| Recency | 7 May 2015 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M380 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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