Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs Radeon R7 M380

Place in the ranking	682	215
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	22.65
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Tropo	TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 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	640	2304
Compute units	10	no data
Core clock speed	900 MHz	945 MHz
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	1380 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.60	198.7
Floating-point processing power	1.171 TFLOPS	6.359 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	40	144
Tensor Cores	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 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 type	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	448.0 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
G-SYNC support	-	+

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	+	-
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
Mantle	+	-
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R7 M380 4.34

RTX 3000 Mobile 26.32
+506%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R7 M380 1668

RTX 3000 Mobile 10116
+506%

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	16−18 −544%	103 +544%
4K	14−16 −529%	88 +529%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −515%	80−85 +515%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −516%	110−120 +516%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −886%	65−70 +886%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −810%	91 +810%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −307%	55−60 +307%
Valorant	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −515%	80−85 +515%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Dota 2	14−16 −214%	44 +214%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −291%	86 +291%
Fortnite	24−27 −420%	130−140 +420%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −516%	110−120 +516%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −886%	65−70 +886%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −536%	85−90 +536%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −330%	43 +330%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −189%	110 +189%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −307%	55−60 +307%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −473%	85−90 +473%
Valorant	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
World of Tanks	70−75 −260%	260−270 +260%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −515%	80−85 +515%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −308%	45−50 +308%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −440%	50−55 +440%
Dota 2	14−16 −764%	121 +764%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −259%	75−80 +259%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −516%	110−120 +516%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −886%	65−70 +886%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −326%	160−170 +326%
Valorant	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −483%	170−180 +483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
World of Tanks	30−35 −458%	170−180 +458%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −783%	50−55 +783%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −767%	75−80 +767%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −1083%	70−75 +1083%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%
Valorant	12−14 −500%	70−75 +500%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%
Dota 2	16−18 −188%	45−50 +188%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −188%	45−50 +188%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −575%	80−85 +575%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −467%	16−18 +467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −188%	45−50 +188%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Dota 2	16−18 −450%	88 +450%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Fortnite	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Valorant	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

20−22

+0%

20−22

+0%

This is how R7 M380 and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is 544% faster in 1080p
RTX 3000 Mobile is 529% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 2900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.34	26.32
Recency	5 May 2015	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm

RTX 3000 Mobile has a 506.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M380 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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