Radeon R9 M380 vs R9 M395

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Aggregate performance score

R9 M395
2015
4 GB GDDR5
12.98
+81.8%

R9 M395 outperforms R9 M380 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking360509
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.03no data
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameno dataStrato Pro GDDR5
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (8 years ago)16 June 2015 (8 years ago)
Current price$1288 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1792768
Core clock speed834 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rateno data48.00
Floating-point performanceno data1,536 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M395 and Radeon R9 M380 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 dataNo outputs
Eyefinity11

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration--
Enduro--
FreeSync11
HD3D++
PowerTune++
DualGraphics11
TrueAudio++
ZeroCore++
Switchable graphics11

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCLNot ListedNot Listed
Vulkan+no data
Mantle++

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 M395 12.98
+81.8%
R9 M380 7.14

R9 M395 outperforms R9 M380 by 82% 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 M395 5023
+81.9%
R9 M380 2762

R9 M395 outperforms R9 M380 by 82% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+91.3%
21−24
−91.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+70%
20−22
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+91.3%
21−24
−91.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+70%
20−22
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+91.3%
21−24
−91.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+80%
14−16
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+72.7%
10−12
−72.7%
Hitman 3 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M395 is 500% faster than the R9 M380.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M395 surpassed R9 M380 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.98 7.14

The Radeon R9 M395 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.


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