Radeon R7 350 vs R9 M380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 with Radeon R7 350, including specs and performance data.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
7.19
+28.9%

R9 M380 outperforms R7 350 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking539596
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data7.32
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameStratoCape Verde
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)6 July 2016 (8 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 cores768512
Core clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data55 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0025.60
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS0.8192 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4832

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s72 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

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

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.19 5.58
Recency 5 May 2015 6 July 2016
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB

R9 M380 has a 28.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R7 350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon R9 M380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M380 is a notebook card while Radeon R7 350 is a desktop one.


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