Radeon RX 7600M XT vs R9 M380

Place in the ranking	543	151
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	19.88
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Strato	Navi 33
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores	768	2048
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1280 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	2469 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.00	316.0
Floating-point processing power	1.536 TFLOPS	20.23 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	48	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
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 compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.2
Vulkan	-	1.3
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. 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.

R9 M380 7.19

RX 7600M XT 34.21
+376%

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 M380 2773

RX 7600M XT 13196
+376%

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	24−27 −400%	120 +400%
1440p	12−14 −392%	59 +392%
4K	7−8 −400%	35 +400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

−364%

50−55
+364%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −628%	131 +628%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −1444%	139 +1444%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −367%	95−100 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −313%	60−65 +313%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −364%	50−55 +364%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −325%	65−70 +325%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −285%	75−80 +285%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −251%	160−170 +251%
Hitman 3	14−16 −350%	60−65 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −219%	130−140 +219%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −620%	144 +620%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −280%	75−80 +280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −338%	100−110 +338%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −111%	110−120 +111%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −1217%	237 +1217%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −1167%	114 +1167%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −367%	95−100 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −313%	60−65 +313%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −364%	50−55 +364%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −325%	65−70 +325%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −285%	75−80 +285%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −251%	160−170 +251%
Hitman 3	14−16 −350%	60−65 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −219%	130−140 +219%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −610%	142 +610%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −280%	75−80 +280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −767%	208 +767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −191%	60−65 +191%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −111%	110−120 +111%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −372%	85 +372%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −922%	92 +922%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −313%	60−65 +313%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −364%	50−55 +364%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −325%	65−70 +325%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −283%	180 +283%
Hitman 3	14−16 −350%	60−65 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −233%	140 +233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −650%	180 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −355%	100 +355%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −11.1%	60 +11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−280%

75−80
+280%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −307%	55−60 +307%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −318%	45−50 +318%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −786%	62 +786%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −3250%	67 +3250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −338%	35−40 +338%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −569%	170−180 +569%
Hitman 3	10−12 −236%	35−40 +236%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −607%	106 +607%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1050%	92 +1050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −2300%	120 +2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1133%	74 +1133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −252%	160−170 +252%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−325%

50−55
+325%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Hitman 3	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −557%	150−160 +557%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −2375%	99 +2375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1200%	52 +1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −700%	32 +700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −900%	30 +900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1025%	90 +1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −3100%	64 +3100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −1000%	22 +1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−271%

24−27
+271%

This is how R9 M380 and RX 7600M XT compete in popular games:

RX 7600M XT is 400% faster in 1080p
RX 7600M XT is 392% faster in 1440p
RX 7600M XT is 400% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7600M XT is 3250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7600M XT surpassed R9 M380 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.19	34.21
Recency	5 May 2015	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm

RX 7600M XT has a 375.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.