R9 M380 vs HD 8970M

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Combined performance score

HD 8970M
10.00
+38.9%

HD 8970M outperforms R9 M380 by 39% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking412506
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.94no data
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameNeptuneStrato Pro GDDR5
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2013 (10 years old)16 June 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$135 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1280768
Core clock speed850 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate72.0048.00
Floating-point performance2,304 gflops1,536 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 M380 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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16

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 width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s96 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
Eyefinityno data1

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data+
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.2.131no data
Mantleno 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.

HD 8970M 10.00
+38.9%
R9 M380 7.20

HD 8970M outperforms R9 M380 by 39% 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%

HD 8970M 3876
+38.9%
R9 M380 2790

HD 8970M outperforms R9 M380 by 39% 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 HD53
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+47.8%
21−24
−47.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+47.1%
16−18
−47.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+40%
24−27
−40%
Hitman 3 24−27
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+47.8%
21−24
−47.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+47.1%
16−18
−47.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+40%
24−27
−40%
Hitman 3 24−27
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+107%
14−16
−107%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+47.8%
21−24
−47.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+47.1%
16−18
−47.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+40%
24−27
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+20%
14−16
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Hitman 3 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how HD 8970M and R9 M380 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • HD 8970M is 51.4% faster than R9 M380

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8970M is 300% faster than the R9 M380.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8970M is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.00 7.20
Recency 15 May 2013 16 June 2015

The Radeon HD 8970M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.


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