Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs R9 M380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 with Radeon RX 7900 GRE, including specs and performance data.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
7.17

RX 7900 GRE outperforms R9 M380 by a whopping 873% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking55123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.46
Power efficiencyno data18.51
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameStratoNavi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)27 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores7685120
Core clock speed900 MHz1287 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2245 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data260 Watt
Texture fill rate48.00718.4
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS45.98 TFLOPS
ROPs16160
TMUs48320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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 sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data276 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s576.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.2
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.

R9 M380 7.17
RX 7900 GRE 69.74
+873%

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 7900 GRE 26967
+873%

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
−895%
209
+895%
1440p12−14
−967%
128
+967%
4K7−8
−1000%
77
+1000%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.63
1440pno data4.29
4Kno data7.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−1794%
303
+1794%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1086%
160−170
+1086%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−1386%
208
+1386%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−1350%
232
+1350%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−500%
170−180
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1086%
160−170
+1086%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−1214%
184
+1214%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−729%
174
+729%
Fortnite 40−45
−637%
300−350
+637%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−753%
250−260
+753%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−1081%
180−190
+1081%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−608%
170−180
+608%
Valorant 70−75
−401%
350−400
+401%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−838%
150
+838%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−500%
170−180
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1086%
160−170
+1086%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
−153%
270−280
+153%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−1029%
158
+1029%
Dota 2 50−55
−843%
500−550
+843%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−700%
168
+700%
Fortnite 40−45
−637%
300−350
+637%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−753%
250−260
+753%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−1081%
180−190
+1081%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−556%
164
+556%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−1277%
179
+1277%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−608%
170−180
+608%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−2022%
382
+2022%
Valorant 70−75
−401%
350−400
+401%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−500%
170−180
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1086%
160−170
+1086%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−957%
148
+957%
Dota 2 50−55
−843%
500−550
+843%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−638%
155
+638%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−753%
250−260
+753%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−838%
150−160
+838%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−608%
170−180
+608%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−1061%
209
+1061%
Valorant 70−75
−401%
350−400
+401%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−637%
300−350
+637%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−611%
60−65
+611%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−858%
450−500
+858%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
−1525%
130
+1525%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1750%
111
+1750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−349%
170−180
+349%
Valorant 75−80
−478%
400−450
+478%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1258%
160−170
+1258%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1860%
98
+1860%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−1000%
154
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1281%
220−230
+1281%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
−809%
100−105
+809%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1460%
156
+1460%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−979%
150−160
+979%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−739%
151
+739%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−3450%
71
+3450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2400%
125
+2400%
Valorant 30−35
−874%
300−350
+874%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−1883%
110−120
+1883%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2150%
45
+2150%
Dota 2 24−27
−858%
230−240
+858%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1429%
107
+1429%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1630%
170−180
+1630%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1271%
95−100
+1271%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−1029%
75−80
+1029%

This is how R9 M380 and RX 7900 GRE compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 GRE is 895% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 GRE is 967% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 GRE is 1000% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 GRE is 4400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7900 GRE surpassed R9 M380 in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.17 69.74
Recency 5 May 2015 27 July 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RX 7900 GRE has a 872.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE 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 7900 GRE is a desktop one.

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