Radeon R9 M380 vs RX 460 Mobile
Aggregated performance score
RX 460 Mobile outperforms R9 M380 by 42% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 407 | 510 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 11 / Baffin XT | Strato Pro GDDR5 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 August 2016 (7 years old) | 16 June 2015 (8 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
| Current price | $95 (1.1x MSRP) | 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 cores | 896 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1180 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 2,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 66.08 | 48.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,115 gflops | 1,536 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon RX 460 Mobile 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 size | large | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 96 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | no data | 1 |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FreeSync | + | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
| Mantle | no data | + |
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 | 34
+61.9%
| 21−24
−61.9%
|
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
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+47.8%
|
21−24
−47.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+35%
|
20−22
−35%
|
| 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
+50%
|
24−27
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+52.9%
|
16−18
−52.9%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+30.8%
|
12−14
−30.8%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+37.5%
|
16−18
−37.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+47.8%
|
21−24
−47.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+35%
|
20−22
−35%
|
| 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
+50%
|
24−27
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+52.9%
|
16−18
−52.9%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| 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
+37.5%
|
16−18
−37.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
| 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
+50%
|
24−27
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 17
+13.3%
|
14−16
−13.3%
|
| 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
+45.5%
|
10−12
−45.5%
|
| 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 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| 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
+88.9%
|
9−10
−88.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| 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
+85.7%
|
7−8
−85.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
This is how RX 460 Mobile and R9 M380 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- RX 460 Mobile is 61.9% 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 RX 460 Mobile is 300% faster than the R9 M380.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 460 Mobile is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (1%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 10.15 | 7.13 |
| Recency | 8 August 2016 | 16 June 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
The Radeon RX 460 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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