Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs R9 M380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 560X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
7.16

RX 560X Mobile outperforms R9 M380 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking543420
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameStrato Pro GDDR5Polaris 11
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 June 2015 (9 years ago)5 January 2017 (7 years ago)

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 cores7681024
Core clock speed1000 MHz1172 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1275 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data60-80 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0081.60
Floating-point processing power1.536 gflops2.611 gflops
ROPs1616
TMUs4864

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)

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/s92.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

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 HD21−24
−66.7%
35
+66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−109%
23
+109%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−38.9%
25
+38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−233%
30
+233%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−133%
49
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−46.7%
21−24
+46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−54.5%
17
+54.5%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−119%
35
+119%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−110%
42
+110%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−132%
109
+132%
Hitman 3 14−16
−71.4%
24
+71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−42.9%
60−65
+42.9%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−125%
45
+125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−135%
47
+135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−133%
56
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−24.1%
65−70
+24.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−172%
49
+172%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−133%
21
+133%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−71.4%
36
+71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−46.7%
21−24
+46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−36.4%
15
+36.4%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−81.3%
29
+81.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−40%
28
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−123%
105
+123%
Hitman 3 14−16
−64.3%
23
+64.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−42.9%
60−65
+42.9%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−80%
36
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−55%
30−35
+55%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−75%
42
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−31.8%
27−30
+31.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−24.1%
65−70
+24.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+12.5%
16
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−88.9%
16−18
+88.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−46.7%
21−24
+46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−18.2%
13
+18.2%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−31.3%
21
+31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+23.7%
38
−23.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
−50%
21
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−42.9%
60−65
+42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−54.2%
37
+54.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+391%
11
−391%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−50%
30
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−53.3%
21−24
+53.3%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−52.2%
70−75
+52.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Hitman 3 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

This is how R9 M380 and RX 560X Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 560X Mobile is 67% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M380 is 391% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 560X Mobile is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M380 is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • RX 560X Mobile is ahead in 67 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.16 11.06
Recency 16 June 2015 5 January 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

RX 560X Mobile has a 54.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 560X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.


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