AMD Radeon R7 M380 vs NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon R7 M380 has an average benchmark score of 9313, while the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition scores 9037. The R7 M380 is ahead by 276 points, which is roughly 3% higher than the TITAN V CEO Edition's average.

Q: How does the TITAN V CEO Edition's raw compute performance compare to the R7 M380?

A: The TITAN V CEO Edition delivers 14.90 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the R7 M380 delivers 1,171.2 GFLOPS (approximately 1.17 TFLOPS). The TITAN V offers over 12 times the raw FP32 performance.

Q: What are the memory specifications for each card?

A: The R7 M380 features 4 GB of DDR3 memory on a 128-bit bus with 32.00 GB/s bandwidth. The TITAN V CEO Edition features 32 GB of HBM2 memory on a 4096-bit bus with 868.4 GB/s bandwidth — over 27 times the bandwidth of the R7 M380.

Q: Which card has a higher transistor density?

A: The TITAN V CEO Edition, built on TSMC's 12 nm process, has a transistor density of 25.9M per mm². The R7 M380, on TSMC's 28 nm process, has a density of 12.2M per mm².

Q: What is the production status of both cards?

A: Both the AMD Radeon R7 M380 and the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition are listed as end-of-life products. The R7 M380 was released on May 4, 2015, while the TITAN V CEO Edition launched on June 20, 2018.

Q: How do the two cards compare in terms of their nearest rivals?

A: The R7 M380's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M, which scores 9302 — a 0.1% delta. The TITAN V CEO Edition's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560, scoring 9058, with the TITAN V being 0.2% behind it.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two GPUs is enormous. The AMD Radeon R7 M380 is built on the GCN 1.0 architecture using the Tropo chip, manufactured on a 28 nm process at TSMC. It packs 1,500 million transistors onto a 123 mm² die. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition, in contrast, uses the Volta architecture with the GV100 chip, fabricated on TSMC's 12 nm process. It integrates 21,100 million transistors across an 815 mm² die — roughly 14 times the transistor count and over 6.6 times the die area.

The R7 M380's GCN 1.0 design dates back to AMD's first-generation Graphics Core Next. It has 640 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The TITAN V CEO Edition carries 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 128 ROPs — exactly 8 times the shading units and TMUs, and 8 times the ROPs of the AMD part.

A defining feature of the Volta architecture is the inclusion of 640 tensor cores, which the GCN 1.0-based R7 M380 lacks entirely. Tensor cores accelerate AI and deep learning workloads, a capability absent from the older AMD design. The TITAN V also supports FP16 compute at 29.80 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the R7 M380 has no listed FP16 capability.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The R7 M380 runs at a 900 MHz base and 915 MHz boost clock. The TITAN V CEO Edition runs at 1200 MHz base and 1455 MHz boost — 33% higher base and 59% higher boost clocks. Memory clocks show a similar divide: the R7 M380 uses 1000 MHz memory (2 Gbps effective), while the TITAN V uses 848 MHz memory (1696 Mbps effective), though the TITAN V's advantage lies in its bus width and memory type, not raw clock speed.

The TITAN V CEO Edition also carries a full suite of modern display outputs — 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a — while the R7 M380's display outputs are not listed. The TITAN V supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The R7 M380 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. Both cards use a PCIe 3.0 x16 bus interface.

Where Each One Wins

The R7 M380 wins in the only direct benchmark score available in the data: Geekbench OpenCL. It scores 9313, while the TITAN V CEO Edition has no Geekbench OpenCL result listed. This gives the AMD card a clear advantage in that specific synthetic compute test, though the TITAN V's absence from that benchmark limits direct comparison.

The TITAN V CEO Edition dominates in raw specification categories. Its 14.90 TFLOPS FP32 performance, 868.4 GB/s memory bandwidth, and 32 GB of HBM2 memory place it in an entirely different performance class for compute-heavy workloads. The 640 tensor cores give it a unique capability for AI inference and training tasks that the R7 M380 cannot match.

For gaming and graphics workloads, the TITAN V's 186.2 GPixel/s pixel rate and 465.6 GTexel/s texture rate dwarf the R7 M380's 14.64 GPixel/s and 36.60 GTexel/s. The TITAN V is roughly 12.7 times faster in pixel throughput and 12.7 times faster in texture throughput.

The R7 M380's advantage lies in its efficiency profile. With no TDP listed, it draws far less power than the TITAN V's 250 W TDP. The R7 M380 is a mobile-oriented part from the R7 M300 series, designed for laptops and compact systems. The TITAN V CEO Edition is a dual-slot desktop card measuring 267 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, requiring a 600 W suggested PSU and dual power connectors (1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin).

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon R7 M380 | NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition |

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

| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Volta |

| Process Node | 28 nm | 12 nm |

| Transistors | 1,500 million | 21,100 million |

| Die Size | 123 mm² | 815 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 12.2M / mm² | 25.9M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 900 MHz | 1200 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 915 MHz | 1455 MHz |

| Memory Size | 4 GB | 32 GB |

| Memory Type | DDR3 | HBM2 |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 4096 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 32.00 GB/s | 868.4 GB/s |

| Memory Clock | 1000 MHz (2 Gbps effective) | 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) |

| Shading Units | 640 | 5120 |

| TMUs | 40 | 320 |

| ROPs | 16 | 128 |

| Tensor Cores | 0 | 640 |

| Pixel Rate | 14.64 GPixel/s | 186.2 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 36.60 GTexel/s | 465.6 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 1,171.2 GFLOPS | 14.90 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | Not listed | 29.80 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | Not listed | 250 W |

| Slot Width | Not listed | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | Not listed | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | Not listed | 600 W |

| Display Outputs | Not listed | 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX Support | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |

| Vulkan Support | 1.2.170 | 1.4 |

| Dimensions | Not listed | 267 mm x 112 mm x 40 mm |

| Release Date | May 4, 2015 | June 20, 2018 |

| Generation | Gem System (R7 M300) | GeForce 10 |

| Predecessor | Solar System | GeForce 900 |

| Successor | Polaris Mobile | GeForce 20 |

The specification table reveals a generational chasm. The R7 M380 is a 28 nm mobile GPU from 2015, while the TITAN V CEO Edition is a 12 nm flagship-class desktop compute card from 2018. Every major compute and memory specification favors the NVIDIA card by a wide margin, with the sole exception of the Geekbench OpenCL score where the AMD part has a listed result.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The direct benchmark comparison is limited by the data available. The R7 M380 has a single Geekbench OpenCL score of 9313. The TITAN V CEO Edition has two PassMark results: 1086 in G2D and 16988 in G3D. There are no shared benchmark tests between the two cards, and neither card has a head-to-head benchmark entry in the data.

The R7 M380's Geekbench OpenCL score of 9313 places it in the 46th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M (9302, 0.1% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 (9294, 0.2% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (9273, 0.4% behind), and the AMD Radeon Vega 8 (9221, 1% behind). This clustering suggests the R7 M380 sits in a competitive mid-range segment, slightly ahead of several older desktop and mobile parts.

The TITAN V CEO Edition's average benchmark score of 9037 places it in the 45th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (9022, 0.2% behind the TITAN V), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 (9058, 0.2% ahead of the TITAN V), the AMD Radeon 550X (8918, 1.3% behind), and the AMD Radeon 890M (9210, 1.9% ahead). Notably, the TITAN V CEO Edition's average score is actually lower than the R7 M380's average score, despite its vastly superior specifications.

The PassMark G3D score of 16988 for the TITAN V CEO Edition shows strong 3D graphics performance in that test. The PassMark G2D score of 1086 indicates its 2D performance is comparatively modest — a pattern typical of compute-focused cards that prioritize 3D and parallel workloads over 2D acceleration.

The R7 M380's 9313 Geekbench OpenCL score outperforms its nearest rival, the GTX 850M, by just 0.1% — a statistically insignificant margin. Its 1% lead over the Radeon Vega 8 is more meaningful but still modest. These results place the R7 M380 in a tight performance cluster where single-digit percentage differences separate adjacent cards.

The TITAN V CEO Edition's closest rival, the GTX 560, scores 9058, which is 0.2% higher than the TITAN V's 9037 average. This places the TITAN V slightly below its nearest competitor — a surprising result given its massive specification advantage. The Radeon 890M, a much newer integrated GPU, leads the TITAN V by 1.9%, suggesting that the TITAN V CEO Edition's benchmark average does not reflect its theoretical compute capabilities.

In summary, the R7 M380 wins the only shared benchmark metric category where both cards have data — but that category is exclusive to the AMD card. The TITAN V CEO Edition wins every specification comparison by orders of magnitude, yet its average benchmark score sits below the R7 M380's. This discrepancy highlights the importance of workload-specific testing; the TITAN V's strengths in FP32, memory bandwidth, and tensor core acceleration would likely show in compute-heavy workloads, while the R7 M380's OpenCL result suggests it holds its own in certain synthetic tests.