Arc B580 vs Radeon R9 M380

Place in the ranking	564	116
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	93.10
Power efficiency	no data	14.47
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Xe2 (2024)
GPU code name	Strato	BMG-G21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	13 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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	768	2560
Core clock speed	900 MHz	2670 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	2670 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.00	427.2
Floating-point processing power	1.536 TFLOPS	13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	80
TMUs	48	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	456.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.4
Mantle	+	-
DLSS	-	+

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.

R9 M380 6.91

Arc B580 38.81
+462%

Passmark

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.

R9 M380 2764

Arc B580 15531
+462%

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	21−24 −495%	125 +495%
1440p	12−14 −467%	68 +467%
4K	7−8 −500%	42 +500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.99
1440p	no data	3.66
4K	no data	5.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Full HD
Epic Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
1440p
Epic Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset
4K
Epic Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −545%	210−220 +545%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −700%	112 +700%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −1017%	134 +1017%

Battlefield 5	27−30 −345%	120−130 +345%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −545%	210−220 +545%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −593%	97 +593%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −724%	173 +724%
Fortnite	40−45 −298%	160−170 +298%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −383%	140−150 +383%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −916%	193 +916%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −742%	101 +742%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −517%	140−150 +517%
Valorant	70−75 −201%	220−230 +201%

Battlefield 5	27−30 −345%	120−130 +345%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −545%	210−220 +545%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	100−110 −155%	270−280 +155%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −486%	82 +486%
Dota 2	50−55 −447%	290−300 +447%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −662%	160 +662%
Fortnite	40−45 −298%	160−170 +298%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −383%	140−150 +383%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 −816%	174 +816%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −460%	140 +460%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −575%	81 +575%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −715%	106 +715%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −517%	140−150 +517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −1211%	236 +1211%
Valorant	70−75 −201%	220−230 +201%

Battlefield 5	27−30 −345%	120−130 +345%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −450%	77 +450%
Dota 2	50−55 −447%	290−300 +447%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −610%	149 +610%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −383%	140−150 +383%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 −475%	69 +475%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −517%	140−150 +517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −372%	85 +372%
Valorant	70−75 −201%	220−230 +201%

Fortnite

40−45

−298%

160−170
+298%

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −773%	95−100 +773%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	50−55 −398%	250−260 +398%
Grand Theft Auto V	8−9 −763%	69 +763%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −933%	62 +933%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −361%	170−180 +361%
Valorant	75−80 −233%	250−260 +233%

Battlefield 5	12−14 −700%	95−100 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1020%	56 +1020%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −633%	110 +633%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −563%	100−110 +563%
Hogwarts Legacy	7−8 −671%	54 +671%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −580%	68 +580%

Fortnite

14−16

−600%

95−100
+600%

Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −333%	78 +333%
Hogwarts Legacy	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −2200%	46 +2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1580%	84 +1580%
Valorant	30−35 −571%	220−230 +571%

Battlefield 5	6−7 −883%	55−60 +883%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
Dota 2	24−27 −442%	130−140 +442%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −743%	59 +743%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Hogwarts Legacy	2−3 −1500%	32 +1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%

Fortnite

6−7

−700%

45−50
+700%

Counter-Strike 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

Counter-Strike 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how R9 M380 and Arc B580 compete in popular games:

Arc B580 is 495% faster in 1080p
Arc B580 is 467% faster in 1440p
Arc B580 is 500% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc B580 is 2200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc B580 is ahead in 61 test (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.91	38.81
Recency	5 May 2015	13 December 2024
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm

Arc B580 has a 461.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M380 is a notebook card while Arc B580 is a desktop one.