AMD Radeon R9 M380 vs AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark database records a single direct comparison between these two AMD parts, and the result is decisively one-sided. In the Geekbench OpenCL compute test, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 points, while the AMD Radeon R9 M380 manages 12,565 points. That is a delta of 635.6 percent in favor of the newer card. The RX 7600 XT wins the only head-to-head matchup recorded, giving it a 1-0 record over the R9 M380.

To put that OpenCL gap in context, consider each card's position relative to its own nearest rivals. The RX 7600 XT posts an average benchmark score of 17,083 across all recorded tests, which places it in the 60th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, which averages 17,208 points, a difference of only 0.7 percent in the RTX 3070's favor. The RX 7600 XT edges out the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 by 0.3 percent (17,037 average) and the AMD Radeon HD 7970M by 0.4 percent (17,019 average), while beating the NVIDIA Tesla M4 by 0.9 percent (16,932 average). These are narrow margins, indicating the RX 7600 XT sits in a tightly contested performance tier.

The R9 M380, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 15,521, which places it in the 58th percentile. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, which averages 15,548 points, a difference of just 0.2 percent. The R9 M380 also trails the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 by 1 percent (15,679 average), while beating the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 by 1.5 percent (15,290 average) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 by 1.6 percent (15,283 average). The R9 M380 is therefore competitive with much newer hardware in aggregate scoring, despite being an end-of-life product from an older generation.

The single OpenCL result shows a massive compute gap, but the average benchmark scores tell a more nuanced story. The RX 7600 XT's average of 17,083 is only about 10 percent higher than the R9 M380's 15,521 across their respective test suites. This discrepancy arises because the two cards were tested under different benchmark sets: the RX 7600 XT has results across 3DMark Steel Nomad, multiple Passmark DX tests, and Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan, while the R9 M380 only has Geekbench Metal and Geekbench OpenCL results. The OpenCL head-to-head is the only directly comparable data point, and it heavily favors the newer architecture.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide between these two GPUs is generational. The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT uses the Navi 33 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed "Hotpink Bonefish," and belongs to the Navi III (RX 7000) generation. It is fabricated on a 6 nm process at TSMC, with 13,300 million transistors packed into a 204 mm² die. That yields a transistor density of 65.2 million transistors per square millimeter.

The AMD Radeon R9 M380 uses the Strato chip on GCN 2.0 architecture, part of the Gem System (R9 M300) generation. It is built on a 28 nm process at the same foundry, TSMC, but with only 2,080 million transistors on a 160 mm² die. Its transistor density is 13.0 million per square millimeter, a fraction of the newer card's density. The manufacturing process difference alone explains much of the performance gap: the RX 7600 XT packs more than six times the transistors into only 27 percent more die area.

Compute resources differ dramatically. The RX 7600 XT has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, and 32 ray tracing cores. The R9 M380 has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores at all. The RX 7600 XT's FP32 compute is rated at 22.57 TFLOPS, versus 1.536 TFLOPS for the R9 M380. The newer card also supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, while the R9 M380 has no recorded FP16 capability.

Memory architecture also diverges. The RX 7600 XT uses 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The R9 M380 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on the same 128-bit bus, but only achieves 96.00 GB/s. Clock speeds reflect the process advantage: the RX 7600 XT runs at a base of 1980 MHz, a boost of 2755 MHz, and a game clock of 2470 MHz, with memory at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The R9 M380 runs at a 900 MHz base and 1000 MHz boost, with memory at 1500 MHz (6 Gbps effective).

API support also differs. The RX 7600 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The R9 M380 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The newer card's ray tracing cores and higher API tier make it forward-compatible with modern rendering workloads that the older GCN part cannot handle.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 7600 XT wins in every measurable category where both cards have data. Its OpenCL score is 635.6 percent higher, its FP32 throughput is roughly 14.7 times higher, its memory bandwidth is exactly three times higher, and its pixel rate is 176.3 GPixel/s versus 16.00 GPixel/s for the R9 M380. Texture rate is 352.6 GTexel/s versus 48.00 GTexel/s. There is no benchmark category in the database where the R9 M380 beats the RX 7600 XT.

The R9 M380's strengths are contextual rather than absolute. It is an end-of-life mobile part from 2015, designed for laptops where power draw and physical size matter more than raw compute. Its 28 nm process and GCN 2.0 architecture are simpler, and its lack of ray tracing support means it consumes less die area for fixed-function hardware. In scenarios where a system requires a low-power, compact GPU with basic DirectX 12 support, the R9 M380 could still function, but the database shows no benchmark where it outperforms the newer card.

The RX 7600 XT's win profile is broad: it excels in compute workloads (OpenCL), modern graphics APIs (Vulkan, DirectX 12 Ultimate), and high-resolution rendering with 16 GB of VRAM. Its 60th percentile ranking places it above most GPUs in the database, while the R9 M380's 58th percentile is only slightly lower in aggregate but dramatically lower in raw compute.

Specification Differences

The following specifications differ between the two cards:

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT | AMD Radeon R9 M380 |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | GCN 2.0 |

| Process node | 6 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 13,300 million | 2,080 million |

| Die size | 204 mm² | 160 mm² |

| Transistor density | 65.2M / mm² | 13.0M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1980 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2755 MHz | 1000 MHz |

| Memory clock | 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) | 1500 MHz (6 Gbps effective) |

| Memory size | 16 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2048 | 768 |

| TMUs | 128 | 48 |

| ROPs | 64 | 16 |

| Ray tracing cores | 32 | None |

| Pixel rate | 176.3 GPixel/s | 16.00 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 352.6 GTexel/s | 48.00 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 22.57 TFLOPS | 1.536 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 22.57 TFLOPS (1:1) | Not recorded |

| TDP | 190 W | Not recorded |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | Not recorded |

| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | Not recorded |

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | Not recorded |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | Not recorded |

| DirectX support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |

| Vulkan support | 1.4 | 1.2.170 |

| Production status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release date | 2024-01-23 | 2015-05-04 |

| Launch MSRP | 329 USD | Not recorded |

| Dimensions | 204 mm length, 115 mm height | Not recorded |

The RX 7600 XT is a desktop card with a dual-slot cooler, one 8-pin power connector, and a 450 W suggested PSU. The R9 M380 lacks recorded power, cooling, or dimension data, reflecting its mobile-oriented design. Both cards use a 128-bit memory bus, but the newer part's GDDR6 and higher clock speed triple the bandwidth. The RX 7600 XT also supports PCIe 4.0 x8, while the R9 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 17,083, while the AMD Radeon R9 M380 averages 15,521, a difference of about 10 percent in favor of the RX 7600 XT.

Q: How much faster is the RX 7600 XT in OpenCL compute?

A: In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RX 7600 XT scores 92,426 versus 12,565 for the R9 M380, a delta of 635.6 percent.

Q: Does the R9 M380 support ray tracing?

A: No. The R9 M380 has no ray tracing cores, while the RX 7600 XT has 32 ray tracing cores.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RX 7600 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the R9 M380 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. Both use a 128-bit bus, but the RX 7600 XT's bandwidth is 288.0 GB/s versus 96.00 GB/s for the R9 M380.

Q: Are both GPUs manufactured by the same foundry?

A: Yes, both are fabricated by TSMC, but on different nodes: the RX 7600 XT uses a 6 nm process, while the R9 M380 uses a 28 nm process.

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

A: The RX 7600 XT ranks in the 60th percentile, slightly above the R9 M380's 58th percentile. Despite the massive OpenCL gap, their aggregate percentile positions are close due to different test suites.