Radeon R9 M375X vs R9 380

Place in performance ranking	315	625
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.08	0.16
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Tonga Pro	Tropo
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	26 June 2015 (9 years ago)	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$12.90 (0.1x MSRP)	$448

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380 has 5575% better value for money than R9 M375X.

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	1792	640
Compute units	28	10
Core clock speed	no data	925 MHz
Boost clock speed	970 MHz	1015 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	108.6	40.60
Floating-point performance	3,476 gflops	1,299 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	221 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / full length / dual slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	no data
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	1
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	-
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	-
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	1
HD3D	+	+
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	+	-
ZeroCore	+	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	Not Listed
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 380 15.92
+256%

R9 M375X 4.47

R9 380 outperforms R9 M375X by 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 380 6146
+256%

R9 M375X 1727

R9 380 outperforms R9 M375X by 256% in Passmark.

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	63 +294%	16−18 −294%
4K	24 +300%	6−7 −300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

85−90
+240%

24−27

−240%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +244%	30−35 −244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +246%	24−27 −246%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +246%	50−55 −246%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +244%	30−35 −244%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +240%	24−27 −240%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +251%	35−40 −251%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +249%	40−45 −249%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +247%	75−80 −247%
Hitman 3	110−120 +255%	30−35 −255%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +249%	60−65 −249%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +240%	50−55 −240%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +241%	40−45 −241%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 +240%	50−55 −240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +253%	50−55 −253%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +244%	30−35 −244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +246%	24−27 −246%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +246%	50−55 −246%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +244%	30−35 −244%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +240%	24−27 −240%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +251%	35−40 −251%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +249%	40−45 −249%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +247%	75−80 −247%
Hitman 3	110−120 +255%	30−35 −255%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +249%	60−65 −249%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +240%	50−55 −240%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +241%	40−45 −241%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 +240%	50−55 −240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180−190 +253%	51 −253%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +253%	50−55 −253%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +244%	30−35 −244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +246%	24−27 −246%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +244%	30−35 −244%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +240%	24−27 −240%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +251%	35−40 −251%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +247%	75−80 −247%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +249%	60−65 −249%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 +240%	50−55 −240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +233%	30 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +253%	50−55 −253%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

150−160

+241%

40−45
−241%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +255%	30−35 −255%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +233%	30−33 −233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +244%	16−18 −244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +246%	12−14 −246%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +250%	20−22 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +246%	24−27 −246%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +255%	30−35 −255%
Hitman 3	65−70 +242%	18−20 −242%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +244%	30−35 −244%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +239%	27−30 −239%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 +233%	30−33 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +253%	16−18 −253%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+246%

24−27

−246%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +244%	16−18 −244%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Hitman 3	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +253%	16−18 −253%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +242%	19 −242%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +241%	21−24 −241%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +253%	16−18 −253%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +233%	14−16 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%