Radeon RX 6950 XT vs R9 M380

Place in performance ranking	511	14
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	22.39
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Strato Pro GDDR5	Navi
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	16 June 2015 (8 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099
Current price	no data	$961 (0.9x MSRP)

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 cores	768	5120
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.00	743.7
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 6950 XT 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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	no 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
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.1
Vulkan	no data	1.3
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 7.14

RX 6950 XT 73.24
+926%

RX 6950 XT outperforms R9 M380 by 926% based on our aggregated 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

RX 6950 XT 28340
+926%

RX 6950 XT outperforms R9 M380 by 926% 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 HD	21−24 −948%	220 +948%
1440p	12−14 −1058%	139 +1058%
4K	8−9 −1000%	88 +1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

−1364%

161
+1364%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −693%	110−120 +693%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −1333%	120−130 +1333%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −604%	160−170 +604%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −780%	170−180 +780%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1200%	143 +1200%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −965%	181 +965%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −744%	152 +744%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −758%	200−210 +758%
Hitman 3	16−18 −1147%	210−220 +1147%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1050%	160−170 +1050%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −846%	120−130 +846%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −1625%	276 +1625%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −1082%	130 +1082%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −693%	110−120 +693%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −1333%	120−130 +1333%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −604%	160−170 +604%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −780%	170−180 +780%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1064%	128 +1064%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −918%	173 +918%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −717%	147 +717%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −758%	200−210 +758%
Hitman 3	16−18 −1147%	210−220 +1147%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1050%	160−170 +1050%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −1790%	189 +1790%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −846%	120−130 +846%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −1506%	257 +1506%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −2407%	376 +2407%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −945%	115 +945%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −693%	110−120 +693%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −1333%	120−130 +1333%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −604%	160−170 +604%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1009%	122 +1009%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −865%	164 +865%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −633%	132 +633%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −758%	200−210 +758%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1340%	216 +1340%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −873%	107 +873%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −1118%	130−140 +1118%
Hitman 3	10−12 −1400%	160−170 +1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −862%	120−130 +862%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −2300%	120 +2300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1340%	70−75 +1340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −1770%	187 +1770%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1267%	80−85 +1267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −4550%	90−95 +4550%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −1625%	130−140 +1625%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3000%	93 +3000%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1382%	163 +1382%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −1367%	132 +1367%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1491%	170−180 +1491%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −2200%	130−140 +2200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −5050%	103 +5050%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1560%	80−85 +1560%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1271%	95−100 +1271%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −950%	80−85 +950%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −7600%	77 +7600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1100%	45−50 +1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −3200%	99 +3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −3500%	144 +3500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1375%	55−60 +1375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1867%	55−60 +1867%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −3133%	95−100 +3133%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −4500%	46 +4500%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1967%	124 +1967%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −1211%	118 +1211%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1743%	120−130 +1743%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −6400%	65 +6400%