Radeon Vega 7 vs R9 M380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
6.20

Vega 7 outperforms R9 M380 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking555544
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Power efficiencyno data11.30
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameStratoCezanne
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 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 cores768448
Core clock speed900 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0053.20
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4828

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 x16IGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.1
Vulkan-1.2
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
−9.5%
23
+9.5%
1440p24−27
−16.7%
28
+16.7%
4K16−18
−12.5%
18
+12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−28.6%
18
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+3.6%
28
−3.6%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+5%
20
−5%
Fortnite 40−45
−53.7%
63
+53.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−23.3%
37
+23.3%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
−26.3%
24
+26.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
Valorant 70−75
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+26.1%
23
−26.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+87.9%
58
−87.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10
−40%
Dota 2 50−55
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+16.7%
18
−16.7%
Fortnite 40−45
+51.9%
27
−51.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−16.7%
35
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
−10.5%
21
+10.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+47.1%
17
−47.1%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
13
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+8.7%
23
−8.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−5.6%
19
+5.6%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
73
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+38.1%
21
−38.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9
−55.6%
Dota 2 50−55
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+16.7%
18
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+11.1%
27
−11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+38.5%
13
−38.5%
Valorant 70−75
+192%
25
−192%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+193%
14
−193%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−3.8%
50−55
+3.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+58.3%
48
−58.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Valorant 30−35
+36%
25
−36%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how R9 M380 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • Vega 7 is 10% faster in 1080p
  • Vega 7 is 17% faster in 1440p
  • Vega 7 is 13% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Epic Preset, the R9 M380 is 193% faster.
  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Vega 7 is 54% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M380 is ahead in 18 tests (31%)
  • Vega 7 is ahead in 25 tests (43%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (26%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.20 6.44
Recency 5 May 2015 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

Vega 7 has a 3.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon Vega 7.

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