AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs AMD Radeon R9 M380 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The data from the database is unambiguous: the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT dominates the AMD Radeon R9 M380 in every recorded comparison. In the two shared benchmark tests, the Pro 5700 XT wins outright, with margins that are not incremental but transformative. The most extreme gap appears in Geekbench OpenCL, where the Pro 5700 XT scores 59,467 against the R9 M380's 12,565, a delta of 373.3%. This means the Pro 5700 XT delivers roughly four and a half times the compute performance in this workload. For context, the Pro 5700 XT's OpenCL score is so far ahead that the R9 M380's result represents only a fraction of the newer card's output.

The second comparison, Geekbench Metal, shows a similar but slightly less extreme story. The Pro 5700 XT posts 51,272, while the R9 M380 manages 18,476. The delta here is 177.5%, meaning the Pro 5700 XT is more than two and a half times faster in Metal-based tasks. This is a decisive victory in both APIs, indicating that the performance advantage is not confined to a single software stack but is systemic across heterogeneous compute workloads.

Looking at the broader benchmark landscape, the Pro 5700 XT's average benchmark score is 18,685, which places it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals, as recorded in the database, include the AMD Radeon RX 560X at 18,626 (a 0.3% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 18,789 (a -0.6% delta), and the AMD FirePro D500 at 18,533 (a 0.8% delta). This means the Pro 5700 XT sits in a tight cluster with these cards, effectively trading blows with the RTX 2070, which is a high-end consumer GPU. The Pro 5700 XT is also 1% ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla K80, which scores 18,866, indicating a slight deficit there.

The R9 M380, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 15,521, which lands it in the 58th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are surprising given its age: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti at 15,548 (a -0.2% delta), the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 15,679 (a -1% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 at 15,290 (a 1.5% delta), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 at 15,283 (a 1.6% delta). The R9 M380 is essentially on par with these cards in average score, which is notable because the GTX 1080 Ti and RTX 2060 are far more recent and powerful parts in their own right. The data suggests that the R9 M380's average is dragged down by its lack of results in many modern tests, but where it does appear, its scores are competitive with those specific rivals.

When comparing the two cards directly, the Pro 5700 XT's average score of 18,685 is 20.4% higher than the R9 M380's 15,521. This is a substantial gap, but the head-to-head deltas are even more pronounced because they isolate specific test conditions. The OpenCL delta of 373.3% is particularly striking because it shows that in compute-heavy tasks, the Pro 5700 XT is in a completely different performance class. The Metal delta of 177.5% is also decisive, but it is less extreme, suggesting that the R9 M380's Metal implementation is relatively stronger than its OpenCL path, though still nowhere near competitive with the newer card.

The wins tally is 2 for the Pro 5700 XT and 0 for the R9 M380. There are no recorded tests where the older card comes out ahead. This is a clean sweep, and the margins are wide enough that no amount of driver optimization or workload tuning could plausibly close the gap. The Pro 5700 XT is not just better, it is categorically faster in every measurable way within the database's scope.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher Geekbench Metal score?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT scores 51,272, which is 177.5% higher than the AMD Radeon R9 M380's 18,476.

Q: What is the performance difference in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The Pro 5700 XT scores 59,467, while the R9 M380 scores 12,565. This is a 373.3% advantage for the Pro 5700 XT, meaning it is over four times faster in this test.

Q: How does the Pro 5700 XT compare to its nearest rivals in average score?

A: The Pro 5700 XT's average score is 18,685. It is 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 560X (18,626), 0.8% ahead of the AMD FirePro D500 (18,533), but 0.6% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (18,789) and 1% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K80 (18,866).

Q: What is the R9 M380's closest rival in the database?

A: The R9 M380's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, which has an average score of 15,548. The R9 M380 trails it by only 0.2%.

Q: Which GPU has a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The Pro 5700 XT is in the 63rd percentile, while the R9 M380 is in the 58th percentile.

Q: Are there any benchmark tests where the R9 M380 wins?

A: No. In the two shared tests (Geekbench Metal and OpenCL), the Pro 5700 XT wins both. The recorded wins are 2 for the Pro 5700 XT and 0 for the R9 M380.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are separated by more than just release date; they represent fundamentally different architectural eras. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT is built on the Navi 10 chip using the RDNA 1.0 architecture, while the AMD Radeon R9 M380 uses the Strato chip with the older GCN 2.0 architecture. This is a generational leap in design philosophy. RDNA 1.0 is engineered for higher instruction-level parallelism and lower latency per clock, whereas GCN 2.0 relies on a more traditional compute-unit layout that has been iterated since the early 2010s.

The fabrication process highlights the gap. The Pro 5700 XT is manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC, while the R9 M380 is on a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. This process shrink is massive, allowing the Pro 5700 XT to pack 10,300 million transistors into a 251 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 41.0 million transistors per square millimeter. The R9 M380, by contrast, has only 2,080 million transistors on a 160 mm² die, giving it a density of 13.0 million per square millimeter. The newer card achieves over three times the transistor density, which is a direct consequence of the smaller lithography.

Memory architecture is another differentiator. The Pro 5700 XT uses 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The R9 M380 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, with 96.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The Pro 5700 XT quadruples both the capacity and the bandwidth, which is critical for high-resolution textures and compute workloads that demand large data movement. The effective memory clock also differs: the Pro 5700 XT runs at 12 Gbps effective, while the R9 M380 runs at 6 Gbps effective. This is a direct doubling of the per-pin data rate.

The compute resources tell a similar story. The Pro 5700 XT has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. The R9 M380 has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The Pro 5700 XT has more than three times the shading units and TMUs, and four times the ROPs. This translates into raw throughput numbers: the Pro 5700 XT achieves 95.94 GPixel/s pixel fill rate and 239.8 GTexel/s texture fill rate, while the R9 M380 manages 16.00 GPixel/s and 48.00 GTexel/s. The Pro 5700 XT is roughly six times faster in pixel throughput and five times faster in texture throughput.

Floating-point performance is also a major gap. The Pro 5700 XT delivers 7.675 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, and 15.35 TFLOPS of FP16 with a 2:1 ratio. The R9 M380 delivers 1.536 TFLOPS of FP32, with no recorded FP16 capability. The Pro 5700 XT is exactly five times faster in FP32, and its FP16 support opens up workloads that the R9 M380 cannot handle efficiently at all. The API support also differs: the Pro 5700 XT supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, while the R9 M380 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The DirectX 12 feature level difference (12_1 vs 12_0) means the Pro 5700 XT supports additional conservative rasterization and rasterizer-ordered views features.

Specification Differences

The table below lists only the fields where the two GPUs differ. Both share the same manufacturer (AMD), the same foundry (TSMC), and neither has ray tracing or tensor cores. Both are also marked as end-of-life in production status.

| Specification | AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT | AMD Radeon R9 M380 |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | Navi 10 | Strato |

| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | GCN 2.0 |

| Generation | Radeon Pro Mac (Navi Series) | Gem System (R9 M300) |

| Process Node | 7 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 10,300 million | 2,080 million |

| Die Size | 251 mm² | 160 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 41.0M / mm² | 13.0M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1243 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1499 MHz | 1000 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 12 Gbps effective | 6 Gbps effective |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2560 | 768 |

| TMUs | 160 | 48 |

| ROPs | 64 | 16 |

| Pixel Rate | 95.94 GPixel/s | 16.00 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 239.8 GTexel/s | 48.00 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 7.675 TFLOPS | 1.536 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 15.35 TFLOPS (2:1) | null |

| TDP | 130 W | null |

| Slot Width | IGP | null |

| Power Connectors | None | null |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | null |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | No outputs | null |

| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |

| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.2.170 |

| Release Date | 2020-08-03 | 2015-05-04 |

| Predecessor | null | Solar System |

| Successor | null | Polaris Mobile |

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT wins in every recorded benchmark. Its strengths are most pronounced in compute-heavy OpenCL workloads, where it is 373.3% ahead of the R9 M380. This makes it the clear choice for any task that relies on general-purpose GPU compute, such as scientific simulations, video encoding, or machine learning inference. Its Metal score, while not as extreme, is still 177.5% higher, making it the superior option for macOS-based rendering and graphics workloads.

The Pro 5700 XT also wins on architectural features. Its RDNA 1.0 architecture, 7 nm process, and PCIe 4.0 x16 interface are all modern specifications that provide headroom for future software. The 16 GB of GDDR6 memory is particularly valuable for large datasets, and the 384.0 GB/s bandwidth ensures that memory is not a bottleneck. The card's FP16 support at 15.35 TFLOPS is a specific advantage for workloads that can use mixed-precision arithmetic.

The AMD Radeon R9 M380 has no recorded wins in the head-to-head data. However, the database does show that its average score of 15,521 places it within 1.6% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 and within 1.5% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. This suggests that, for its era, the R9 M380 was a competent performer in the tests where it was run. Its only two recorded benchmarks are Geekbench Metal and OpenCL, and both are far behind the Pro 5700 XT. The R9 M380's advantage, if any, would be in its lower power footprint, but the database does not record a TDP for it, so that cannot be quantified here. Its 28 nm process and GCN 2.0 architecture are outdated, and its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory is insufficient for modern high-resolution workloads.

In terms of percentile ranking, the Pro 5700 XT sits at the 63rd percentile of all GPUs, while the R9 M380 sits at the 58th. This is a modest overall ranking difference, but the head-to-head deltas show that in direct comparison, the performance gap is enormous. The R9 M380's percentile is likely buoyed by the fact that it is compared against a broader set of older GPUs, whereas its direct comparison to the Pro 5700 XT is a mismatch.

The Verdict

The data is clear: the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT is the overwhelmingly superior GPU in this pairing. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks, has a higher average score (18,685 vs 15,521), and holds a higher percentile ranking (63rd vs 58th). The Pro 5700 XT is the only rational choice for anyone who needs maximum compute performance, particularly in OpenCL-heavy environments where it is 373.3% faster. It also offers modern features like PCIe 4.0, FP16 support, and a 7 nm process, all of which are absent from the R9 M380.

The AMD Radeon R9 M380, however, is not without a niche. Its average score of 15,521 is within 0.2% of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, which is a remarkable result for a card from 2015. This suggests that in the specific workloads where it was tested, it held its own against much newer hardware. The R9 M380 could be a reasonable choice for legacy systems that require a specific GCN 2.0 feature set or for users who do not need the raw throughput of the Pro 5700 XT. Its 4 GB memory and 96.00 GB/s bandwidth are limiting, but for older games or basic compute tasks, it may suffice.

The verdict is straightforward: choose the AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT for any serious workload, be it rendering, compute, or modern gaming. Choose the AMD Radeon R9 M380 only if you have a specific compatibility requirement with GCN 2.0 or if the system cannot support a modern card. The Pro 5700 XT's 2-0 win record in head-to-head tests is not a fluke, it is a reflection of a fundamental architectural and process advantage that the R9 M380 cannot overcome.