FirePro W4300 vs Radeon R9 M380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 with FirePro W4300, including specs and performance data.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
7.15

FirePro W4300 outperforms R9 M380 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking514499
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.91
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameStrato Pro GDDR5Bonaire
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date16 June 2015 (9 years ago)1 December 2015 (8 years ago)
Current priceno data$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores768768
Core clock speed1000 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0044.64
Floating-point performance1,536 gflops1,428 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M380 and FirePro W4300 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data171 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s96 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity1no 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
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131
Mantle+no data

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 M380 7.15
FirePro W4300 7.49
+4.8%

FirePro W4300 outperforms Radeon R9 M380 by 5% 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 M380 2762
FirePro W4300 2894
+4.8%

FirePro W4300 outperforms Radeon R9 M380 by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.15 7.49
Recency 16 June 2015 1 December 2015

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M380 and FirePro W4300.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M380 is a notebook card while FirePro W4300 is a workstation one.


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