Radeon RX 6950 XT vs R9 M380

Place in the ranking	545	15
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	26.82
Power efficiency	no data	15.04
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Strato	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	768	5120
Core clock speed	900 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 processing power	1.536 TFLOPS	23.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	48	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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 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	2250 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	+	-
HDMI	-	+

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.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.3
Mantle	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 7.21

RX 6950 XT 73.18
+915%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 M380 2771

RX 6950 XT 28133
+915%

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 −952%	221 +952%
1440p	12−14 −1017%	134 +1017%
4K	8−9 −975%	86 +975%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.97
1440p	no data	8.20
4K	no data	12.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1260%	204 +1260%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −1050%	161 +1050%
Elden Ring	18−20 −1200%	247 +1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −409%	110−120 +409%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1220%	198 +1220%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −407%	71 +407%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −1624%	500 +1624%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −700%	152 +700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −570%	130−140 +570%
Valorant	24−27 −1500%	350−400 +1500%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −409%	110−120 +409%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1020%	168 +1020%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −357%	64 +357%
Dota 2	24−27 −624%	181 +624%
Elden Ring	18−20 −1705%	343 +1705%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −209%	99 +209%
Fortnite	40−45 −574%	290−300 +574%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −1424%	442 +1424%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −588%	172 +588%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −668%	146 +668%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −271%	210−220 +271%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −570%	130−140 +570%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −691%	170−180 +691%
Valorant	24−27 −1500%	350−400 +1500%
World of Tanks	110−120 −151%	270−280 +151%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −409%	110−120 +409%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −920%	153 +920%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −336%	61 +336%
Dota 2	24−27 −568%	167 +568%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −328%	130−140 +328%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −1266%	396 +1266%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −271%	210−220 +271%
Valorant	24−27 −1500%	350−400 +1500%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7−8 −2086%	153 +2086%
Elden Ring	9−10 −2033%	192 +2033%
Grand Theft Auto V	8−9 −1813%	153 +1813%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −349%	170−180 +349%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1450%	90−95 +1450%
World of Tanks	50−55 −892%	500−550 +892%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −569%	85−90 +569%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −870%	97 +870%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −840%	47 +840%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −2000%	294 +2000%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −1100%	132 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1733%	160−170 +1733%
Valorant	18−20 −1728%	300−350 +1728%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −5700%	58 +5700%
Dota 2	18−20 −867%	174 +867%
Elden Ring	4−5 −2200%	92 +2200%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −867%	174 +867%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −2467%	77 +2467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −895%	200−210 +895%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1180%	60−65 +1180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −867%	174 +867%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1417%	90−95 +1417%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −9200%	90−95 +9200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1050%	23 +1050%
Dota 2	18−20 −683%	141 +683%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1213%	100−110 +1213%
Fortnite	7−8 −1271%	95−100 +1271%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −2357%	172 +2357%
Valorant	7−8 −2614%	190−200 +2614%

This is how R9 M380 and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 952% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 1017% faster in 1440p
RX 6950 XT is 975% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 9200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6950 XT surpassed R9 M380 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.21	73.18
Recency	5 May 2015	10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

RX 6950 XT has a 915% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M380 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6950 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.