Radeon Vega 7 vs R9 M380
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Vega 7 outperforms R9 M380 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 589 | 585 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 15 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.38 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Strato | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (4 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 cores | 768 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 48.00 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.536 TFLOPS | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 28 |
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 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No 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.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 2.1 |
| 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 HD | 21−24
−9.5%
| 23
+9.5%
|
| 1440p | 27−30
−3.7%
| 28
+3.7%
|
| 4K | 16−18
−12.5%
| 18
+12.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18
+38.5%
|
| God of War | 14−16
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+3.6%
|
28
−3.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14
+7.7%
|
| 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%
|
| God of War | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12
−16.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−1.4%
|
70−75
+1.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+26.1%
|
23
−26.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+87.9%
|
58
−87.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+30%
|
10
−30%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+6%
|
50−55
−6%
|
| 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%
|
| God of War | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9
−55.6%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+41.2%
|
17
−41.2%
|
| 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 | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9
−44.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+6%
|
50−55
−6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+16.7%
|
18
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
+11.1%
|
27
−11.1%
|
| God of War | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| 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 | 12−14
−8.3%
|
12−14
+8.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
−1.9%
|
50−55
+1.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+56.3%
|
48
−56.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−8.3%
|
12−14
+8.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| God of War | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| 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 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
| God of War | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| 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 4% 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 performs better in 20 tests (33%)
- Vega 7 performs better in 15 tests (25%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.62 | 6.72 |
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
Vega 7 has a 1.5% 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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