GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon R7 M380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M380 with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

R7 M380
2015
4 GB DDR3
4.33

RTX 4090 outperforms R7 M380 by a whopping 2209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6761
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.83
Power efficiencyno data15.23
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTropoAD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

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 cores64016384
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed900 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed915 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data450 Watt
Texture fill rate36.601,290
Floating-point processing power1.171 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs40512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s1.01 TB/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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.9

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.

R7 M380 4.33
RTX 4090 100.00
+2209%

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
RTX 4090 38533
+2210%

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 HD10−12
−2490%
259
+2490%
1440p8−9
−2400%
200
+2400%
4K6−7
−2283%
143
+2283%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.17
1440pno data8.00
4Kno data11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3114%
225
+3114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−1858%
235
+1858%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−7075%
287
+7075%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−2340%
240−250
+2340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3071%
222
+3071%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1211%
110−120
+1211%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−1575%
200−210
+1575%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1019%
290−300
+1019%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1190%
120−130
+1190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−1114%
350−400
+1114%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−1622%
150−160
+1622%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1027%
120−130
+1027%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−2788%
450−500
+2788%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−250%
150−160
+250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−1592%
200−210
+1592%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−6100%
248
+6100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−2340%
240−250
+2340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2957%
214
+2957%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1211%
110−120
+1211%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−1575%
200−210
+1575%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1019%
290−300
+1019%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1190%
120−130
+1190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−1114%
350−400
+1114%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−1622%
150−160
+1622%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1027%
120−130
+1027%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−3325%
548
+3325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1406%
240−250
+1406%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−250%
150−160
+250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−1392%
179
+1392%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−5400%
220
+5400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2900%
210
+2900%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1211%
110−120
+1211%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1019%
290−300
+1019%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1190%
120−130
+1190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−1259%
394
+1259%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−3281%
541
+3281%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1806%
305
+1806%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−248%
153
+248%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1027%
120−130
+1027%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1975%
160−170
+1975%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−1500%
110−120
+1500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−3775%
155
+3775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1950%
80−85
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7600%
154
+7600%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−3771%
270−280
+3771%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1433%
130−140
+1433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−3780%
388
+3780%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−15100%
152
+15100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−8833%
268
+8833%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−789%
240−250
+789%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1513%
120−130
+1513%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2833%
85−90
+2833%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2200%
65−70
+2200%
Hitman 3 0−1 80−85
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−5150%
105
+5150%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−14100%
140−150
+14100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 281

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3900%
120
+3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−5900%
120
+5900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2500%
50−55
+2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 80
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−8433%
250−260
+8433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−11600%
117
+11600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−2120%
110−120
+2120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+0%
183
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+0%
504
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+0%
282
+0%

This is how R7 M380 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 2490% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 2400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 2283% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 15100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 66 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.33 100.00
Recency 5 May 2015 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX 4090 has a 2209.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 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 GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.


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