Quadro T500 Mobile vs Radeon R9 M380

Radeon R9 M380 Radeon R9 M380 Mac Edition Radeon R9 M385 Radeon R9 M385X
VS
Quadro T400 Mobile Quadro T500 Mobile Quadro T600 Mobile Quadro T1000 Mobile Quadro T1000 Max-Q Quadro T1200 Max-Q Quadro T1200 Mobile Quadro T2000 Mobile Quadro T2000 Max-Q T500 Max-Q T550 Mobile T600 Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
7.21

T500 Mobile outperforms R9 M380 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

R9 M380 R9 M380
T500 Mobile Quadro T500

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking554495
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data34.39
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameStratoTU117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)2 December 2020 (4 years ago)

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 cores768896
Core clock speed900 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data18 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0094.92
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4856

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 sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s80 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.2
Mantle+-
CUDA-7.5

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 HD27−30
−33.3%
36
+33.3%
1440p10−12
−50%
15
+50%
4K12−14
−41.7%
17
+41.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−27.6%
35−40
+27.6%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−42.9%
30
+42.9%
Fortnite 40−45
−24.4%
50−55
+24.4%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−23.3%
35−40
+23.3%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Valorant 70−75
−16.4%
85−90
+16.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−27.6%
35−40
+27.6%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
−20%
130−140
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Dota 2 50−55
−69.8%
90
+69.8%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−33.3%
28
+33.3%
Fortnite 40−45
−24.4%
50−55
+24.4%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−23.3%
35−40
+23.3%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−24%
31
+24%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−55.6%
28
+55.6%
Valorant 70−75
−16.4%
85−90
+16.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−27.6%
35−40
+27.6%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Dota 2 50−55
−41.5%
75
+41.5%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−28.6%
27
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−23.3%
35−40
+23.3%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−5.6%
19
+5.6%
Valorant 70−75
−23.3%
90−95
+23.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−24.4%
50−55
+24.4%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
−62.5%
13
+62.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Valorant 75−80
−23.4%
95−100
+23.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+28.6%
14
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Valorant 30−35
−29.4%
40−45
+29.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
−16.7%
28
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how R9 M380 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T500 Mobile is 33% faster in 1080p
  • T500 Mobile is 50% faster in 1440p
  • T500 Mobile is 42% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M380 is 29% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the T500 Mobile is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M380 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • T500 Mobile is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 7.21 9.02
Recency 5 May 2015 2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

R9 M380 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 25.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M380 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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