R7 M380 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Combined performance score

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
4.48
+4.2%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms R7 M380 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking617632
Place by popularity36not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeTropo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years old)7 May 2015 (8 years old)

Technical specs

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 cores512640
Compute unitsno data10
Core clock speedno data915 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz915 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rateno data36.60
Floating-point performanceno data1,171 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Radeon R7 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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
Eyefinityno data1

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data+
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1

API support

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

DirectX12_1DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Mantleno data+

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 HD18
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
4K10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Battlefield 5 24
+100%
12−14
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+100%
12−14
−100%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+140%
5−6
−140%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 22
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
−150%
14−16
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+131%
12−14
−131%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
−10%
10−12
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+350%
2−3
−350%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and R7 M380 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 12.5% faster than R7 M380

4K resolution:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 11.1% faster than R7 M380

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 350% faster than the R7 M380.
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 M380 is 150% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000).

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 32 tests (53%)
  • R7 M380 is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
  • there's a draw in 23 tests (38%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.48 4.30
Recency 26 October 2017 7 May 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Radeon R7 M380. The differences in performance seem too small.


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