Radeon HD 6380G vs GeForce GT 120M

Place in the ranking	1265	1232
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.01
Power efficiency	1.92	1.02
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	G96C	SuperSumo
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	32	160
Core clock speed	500 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	3.200
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	0.128 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	16	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	IGP

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	DDR2	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GT 120M 0.39

HD 6380G 0.52
+33.3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 120M 150

HD 6380G 200
+33.3%

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

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Fortnite

0−1

1440p
High Preset

World of Tanks

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6380G is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6380G is ahead in 6 tests (18%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (82%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	0.52
Recency	15 June 2009	14 June 2011
Chip lithography	55 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	35 Watt

GT 120M has 150% lower power consumption.

HD 6380G, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 71.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6380G is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.