Radeon Pro 5600M vs R9 380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 380 with Radeon Pro 5600M, including specs and performance data.

R9 380
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
15.86

Pro 5600M outperforms R9 380 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking353243
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.19no data
Power efficiency5.7232.93
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameAntiguaNavi 12
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)15 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores17922560
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data1000 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz1030 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate108.6164.8
Floating-point processing power3.476 TFLOPS5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112160

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length221 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full length / dual slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz770 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s394.2 GB/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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan+1.2
Mantle+-

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.

R9 380 15.86
Pro 5600M 24.02
+51.5%

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.

R9 380 6097
Pro 5600M 9232
+51.4%

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 HD65
−46.2%
95−100
+46.2%
4K25
−40%
35−40
+40%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.06no data
4K7.96no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−60.5%
60−65
+60.5%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−59.3%
40−45
+59.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−54.8%
45−50
+54.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−60.5%
60−65
+60.5%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−40.6%
90−95
+40.6%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−59.3%
40−45
+59.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−54.8%
45−50
+54.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−47.1%
75−80
+47.1%
Fortnite 80−85
−36.1%
110−120
+36.1%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−45.2%
90−95
+45.2%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−60%
60−65
+60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−61.1%
85−90
+61.1%
Valorant 120−130
−29.5%
150−160
+29.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−60.5%
60−65
+60.5%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−40.6%
90−95
+40.6%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−59.3%
40−45
+59.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
−26.3%
250−260
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−54.8%
45−50
+54.8%
Dota 2 90−95
−26.9%
110−120
+26.9%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−47.1%
75−80
+47.1%
Fortnite 80−85
−36.1%
110−120
+36.1%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−45.2%
90−95
+45.2%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−60%
60−65
+60%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
−48.2%
80−85
+48.2%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−58.1%
45−50
+58.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−61.1%
85−90
+61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
−29.4%
65−70
+29.4%
Valorant 120−130
−29.5%
150−160
+29.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−40.6%
90−95
+40.6%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−59.3%
40−45
+59.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−54.8%
45−50
+54.8%
Dota 2 90−95
−26.9%
110−120
+26.9%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−47.1%
75−80
+47.1%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−45.2%
90−95
+45.2%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−60%
60−65
+60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−61.1%
85−90
+61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
−120%
65−70
+120%
Valorant 120−130
−29.5%
150−160
+29.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 80−85
−36.1%
110−120
+36.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
−45.5%
160−170
+45.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
−20.8%
170−180
+20.8%
Valorant 150−160
−30.3%
190−200
+30.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−69.2%
21−24
+69.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−54.5%
50−55
+54.5%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−56.8%
55−60
+56.8%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−60.9%
35−40
+60.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
−60.6%
50−55
+60.6%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−51.9%
40−45
+51.9%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−72.7%
18−20
+72.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−73.7%
30−35
+73.7%
Valorant 80−85
−58.5%
130−140
+58.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−61.9%
30−35
+61.9%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Dota 2 50−55
−41.5%
75−80
+41.5%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−56.3%
24−27
+56.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how R9 380 and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5600M is 46% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5600M is 40% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5600M is 120% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 5600M is ahead in 66 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.86 24.02
Recency 18 June 2015 15 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 50 Watt

Pro 5600M has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 380 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.

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