Arc A380 vs Radeon R7 M380

Place in the ranking	695	348
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	42.80
Power efficiency	no data	14.74
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Tropo	DG2-128
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	14 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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	640	1024
Compute units	10	no data
Core clock speed	900 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.60	131.2
Floating-point processing power	1.171 TFLOPS	4.198 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	64
Tensor Cores	no data	128
Ray Tracing Cores	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	222 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	186.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
Mantle	+	-
DLSS	-	+

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.

R7 M380 3.73

Arc A380 13.97
+275%

Passmark

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.

R7 M380 1668

Arc A380 6242
+274%

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

12−14

−292%

47
+292%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

3.17

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Full HD
Epic Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
1440p
Epic Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset
4K
Epic Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1120%	183 +1120%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −413%	41 +413%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 −188%	23 +188%

Battlefield 5	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −713%	122 +713%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −313%	33 +313%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −464%	62 +464%
Fortnite	21−24 −270%	85−90 +270%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −300%	76 +300%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −700%	72 +700%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 −125%	18 +125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −229%	55−60 +229%
Valorant	50−55 −128%	120−130 +128%

Battlefield 5	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −280%	57 +280%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	70−75 −179%	200−210 +179%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −263%	29 +263%
Dota 2	35−40 −261%	130−140 +261%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −418%	57 +418%
Fortnite	21−24 −270%	85−90 +270%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −279%	72 +279%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −611%	64 +611%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −154%	33 +154%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 −62.5%	13 +62.5%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −471%	40 +471%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −229%	55−60 +229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −450%	66 +450%
Valorant	50−55 −128%	120−130 +128%

Battlefield 5	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −225%	26 +225%
Dota 2	35−40 −261%	130−140 +261%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −373%	52 +373%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −200%	57 +200%
Hogwarts Legacy	8−9 +14.3%	7 −14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −229%	55−60 +229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −183%	34 +183%
Valorant	50−55 −128%	120−130 +128%

Fortnite

21−24

−270%

85−90
+270%

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	30−35 −261%	110−120 +261%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −525%	24−27 +525%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −533%	18−20 +533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −374%	140−150 +374%
Valorant	40−45 −258%	150−160 +258%

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4200%	40−45 +4200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −230%	30−35 +230%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −280%	35−40 +280%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%

Fortnite

8−9

−325%

30−35
+325%

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −75%	27−30 +75%
Valorant	20−22 −320%	80−85 +320%

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Dota 2	12−14 −246%	45−50 +246%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%

Fortnite

4−5

−275%

14−16
+275%

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

This is how R7 M380 and Arc A380 compete in popular games:

Arc A380 is 292% faster in 1080p

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

in Hogwarts Legacy, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 M380 is 14% faster.
in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A380 is 4200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R7 M380 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Arc A380 is ahead in 55 tests (87%)
there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.73	13.97
Recency	5 May 2015	14 June 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm

Arc A380 has a 274.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M380 is a notebook card while Arc A380 is a desktop one.