Quadro FX 380M vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Quadro FX 380M, including specs and performance data.
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms FX 380M by a whopping 2721% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 534 | 1374 |
Place by popularity | 27 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 41.57 | 0.88 |
Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
GPU code name | Vega | GT218 |
Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
Release date | 7 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (15 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 | 512 | 16 |
Core clock speed | no data | 606 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | no data | 260 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 4.848 |
Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.04698 TFLOPS |
ROPs | no data | 4 |
TMUs | no data | 8 |
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).
Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 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 type | no data | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 790 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 12.64 GB/s |
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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12_1 | 11.1 (10_1) |
Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
Vulkan | - | N/A |
CUDA | - | + |
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 | 22 | 0−1 |
1440p | 16 | 0−1 |
4K | 10 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 63
+3050%
|
2−3
−3050%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
God of War | 18
+350%
|
4−5
−350%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Battlefield 5 | 39
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 43
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21 | 0−1 |
Fortnite | 47
+4600%
|
1−2
−4600%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 33
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
God of War | 13
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+329%
|
7−8
−329%
|
Valorant | 80−85
+236%
|
24−27
−236%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 33
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 19 | 0−1 |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 48
+269%
|
12−14
−269%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
Dota 2 | 51
+467%
|
9−10
−467%
|
Far Cry 5 | 20 | 0−1 |
Fortnite | 31
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 28 | 0−1 |
God of War | 11
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 18 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 16 | 0−1 |
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+329%
|
7−8
−329%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21
+320%
|
5−6
−320%
|
Valorant | 80−85
+236%
|
24−27
−236%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
Dota 2 | 48
+433%
|
9−10
−433%
|
Far Cry 5 | 19 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
God of War | 8
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+329%
|
7−8
−329%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
Valorant | 37
+48%
|
24−27
−48%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 18 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21 | 0−1 |
Grand Theft Auto V | 9 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 10 | 0−1 |
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 22
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
Valorant | 90−95
+3000%
|
3−4
−3000%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 21 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 16 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
God of War | 8−9 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 16−18 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Grand Theft Auto V | 10
−50%
|
14−16
+50%
|
Metro Exodus | 6 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | 0−1 |
Valorant | 40−45
+2050%
|
2−3
−2050%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Dota 2 | 18 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 8 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
God of War | 6−7 | 0−1 |
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 2050% faster.
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the FX 380M is 50% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) performs better in 28 tests (97%)
- FX 380M performs better in 1 test (3%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 8.18 | 0.29 |
Recency | 7 January 2020 | 7 January 2010 |
Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 2720.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 380M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 380M is a mobile workstation one.
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