NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M vs AMD Radeon R9 M380

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Combined performance score

R9 M380
7.20

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Radeon R9 M380 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking506454
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.41
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameStrato Pro GDDR5N16P-GX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 June 2015 (8 years old)12 March 2015 (9 years old)
Current priceno data$799
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores768640
CUDA coresno data640
Core clock speed1000 MHz1096 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1202 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0047.04
Floating-point performance1,536 gflops1,505 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M380 and GeForce GTX 960M 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity1no data
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMIno data+

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
GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
BatteryBoostno data+
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkanno data1.1.126
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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 7.20
GTX 960M 8.77
+21.8%

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Radeon R9 M380 by 22% in our combined 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 2790
GTX 960M 3400
+21.9%

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Radeon R9 M380 by 22% 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:

900p75−80
−26.7%
95
+26.7%
Full HD27−30
−33.3%
36
+33.3%
1440p12−14
−25%
15
+25%
4K10−12
−30%
13
+30%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−66.7%
25
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−58.3%
38
+58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−64.7%
28
+64.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−50%
27
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−40%
35
+40%
Hitman 3 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−50%
24
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−26.7%
19
+26.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−29.2%
31
+29.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−47.1%
25
+47.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−38.9%
25
+38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−24%
31
+24%
Hitman 3 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−20%
12
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−18.8%
19
+18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−60%
24
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+36.4%
11
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−8.3%
26
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−35.3%
23
+35.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−27.8%
23
+27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
25
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Hitman 3 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
11
+10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−33.3%
8
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−113%
17
+113%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−36.4%
15
+36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−50%
15
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−50%
18
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−150%
10
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+50%
6
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

This is how R9 M380 and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 960M is 26.7% faster than R9 M380

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 960M is 33.3% faster than R9 M380

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 960M is 25% faster than R9 M380

4K resolution:

  • GTX 960M is 30% faster than R9 M380

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M380 is 50% faster than the GTX 960M.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960M is 200% faster than the R9 M380.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M380 is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • GTX 960M is ahead in 61 test (90%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.20 8.77
Recency 16 June 2015 12 March 2015

The GeForce GTX 960M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.


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