G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Radeon R9 380

2015

Why buy it

✅Costs $401 less on MSRP ($199 MSRP vs $600 MSRP).
✅Delivers 200.9% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 30.2 vs 10.0 G3D/$ ($199 MSRP vs $600 MSRP).

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌120% higher power demand at 220W vs 100W.

Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS

2022

Why buy it

✅37.5% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅More future proof: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 100W instead of 220W, a 120W reduction.

Trade-offs

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201.5% HIGHER MSRP
$600 MSRPvs$199 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 10.0 vs 30.2 G3D/$ ($600 MSRP vs $199 MSRP).

Radeon R9 380

2015

Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS

2022

Why buy it

✅Costs $401 less on MSRP ($199 MSRP vs $600 MSRP).
✅Delivers 200.9% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 30.2 vs 10.0 G3D/$ ($199 MSRP vs $600 MSRP).

Why buy it

✅37.5% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅More future proof: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 100W instead of 220W, a 120W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌120% higher power demand at 220W vs 100W.

Trade-offs

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201.5% HIGHER MSRP
$600 MSRPvs$199 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 10.0 vs 30.2 G3D/$ ($600 MSRP vs $199 MSRP).

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS better than Radeon R9 380?

Yes. Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS is clearly the better overall GPU here. Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS averages 37.5% more FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 6,012 vs 6,000 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS is a 2022 card with FSR upscaling, while Radeon R9 380 is a 2015 model from an older generation with FSR upscaling. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2022 generation instead of 2015, 100.0% more ray-tracing hardware, and a 7nm process instead of 28nm. That makes it the safer long-run choice for modern games.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS is the smarter buy by a wide margin. Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS is about 201.5% more expensive on MSRP at $600 MSRP versus $199 MSRP, and you are getting 37.5% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and 0.2% higher G3D Mark. Radeon R9 380 really only makes sense now as a very cheap stopgap or a used-market placeholder.

Is Radeon R9 380 still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

No, not for a fresh gaming build. Radeon R9 380 is 2015 hardware with 4 GB of VRAM, 6,000 in G3D Mark, and FSR upscaling. That is simply too far behind to be an easy modern recommendation.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Radeon R9 380 Benchmark Check

Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Radeon R9 380	Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS
1080p
low	78 FPS	126 FPS
medium	67 FPS	113 FPS
high	54 FPS	98 FPS
ultra	36 FPS	83 FPS
1440p
low	69 FPS	108 FPS
medium	60 FPS	92 FPS
high	43 FPS	80 FPS
ultra	27 FPS	71 FPS
4K
low	25 FPS	58 FPS
medium	24 FPS	52 FPS
high	15 FPS	45 FPS
ultra	13 FPS	40 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Radeon R9 380	Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS
1080p
low	128 FPS	271 FPS
medium	98 FPS	216 FPS
high	78 FPS	178 FPS
ultra	52 FPS	135 FPS
1440p
low	72 FPS	179 FPS
medium	52 FPS	148 FPS
high	38 FPS	118 FPS
ultra	27 FPS	95 FPS
4K
low	27 FPS	96 FPS
medium	19 FPS	79 FPS
high	15 FPS	67 FPS
ultra	11 FPS	51 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Radeon R9 380	Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS
1080p
low	270 FPS	271 FPS
medium	216 FPS	216 FPS
high	180 FPS	180 FPS
ultra	135 FPS	135 FPS
1440p
low	202 FPS	203 FPS
medium	162 FPS	162 FPS
high	135 FPS	135 FPS
ultra	101 FPS	101 FPS
4K
low	135 FPS	135 FPS
medium	108 FPS	108 FPS
high	90 FPS	90 FPS
ultra	68 FPS	68 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Radeon R9 380	Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS
1080p
low	139 FPS	271 FPS
medium	115 FPS	216 FPS
high	100 FPS	180 FPS
ultra	85 FPS	135 FPS
1440p
low	103 FPS	203 FPS
medium	85 FPS	162 FPS
high	74 FPS	135 FPS
ultra	59 FPS	101 FPS
4K
low	61 FPS	129 FPS
medium	48 FPS	102 FPS
high	38 FPS	90 FPS
ultra	27 FPS	68 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Radeon R9 380 and Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS

Radeon R9 380

The Radeon R9 380 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in June 18 2015. It features the GCN 3.0 architecture. The boost clock speed is 970 MHz. It has 1792 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 220W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 6,000 points. Launch price was $199.

Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS

The Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 4 2022. It features the RDNA 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1800 MHz to 2100 MHz. It has 2048 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 100W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. It features 32 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 6,012 points.

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Graphics Performance

The Radeon R9 380 scores 6,000 and the Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS reaches 6,012 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 0.2% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Radeon R9 380 is built on GCN 3.0 while the Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS uses RDNA 2.0, both on 28 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 1,792 (Radeon R9 380) vs 2,048 (Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS). Raw compute: 3.476 TFLOPS (Radeon R9 380) vs 8.602 TFLOPS (Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS). Boost clocks: 970 MHz vs 2100 MHz.

Feature	Radeon R9 380	Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS
G3D Mark Score	6,000	6,012
Architecture	GCN 3.0	RDNA 2.0
Process Node	28 nm	7 nm
Shading Units	1792	2048+14%
Compute (TFLOPS)	3.476 TFLOPS	8.602 TFLOPS+147%
Boost Clock	970 MHz	2100 MHz+116%
ROPs	32	64+100%
TMUs	112	128+14%
L1 Cache	448 KB	512 KB+14%
L2 Cache	0.5 MB	2 MB+300%
Frame Generation	FSR upscaling	FSR upscaling + RSR

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Radeon R9 380	Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS
Upscaling Tech	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	AMD Anti-Lag	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards feature 4 GB of video memory. Bus width: 256-bit vs System. L2 Cache: 0.5 MB (Radeon R9 380) vs 2 MB (Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS) — the Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	Radeon R9 380	Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	Shared
Memory Bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	System
Bus Width	256-bit	System
L2 Cache	0.5 MB	2 MB+300%

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Power & Dimensions

The Radeon R9 380 draws 220W versus the Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS's 100W — a 75% difference. The Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 500W (Radeon R9 380) vs 350W (Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS). Power connectors: 2x 6-pin vs PCIe-powered.

Feature	Radeon R9 380	Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS
TDP	220W	100W-55%
Recommended PSU	500W	350W-30%
Power Connector	2x 6-pin	PCIe-powered
Perf/Watt	27.3	60.1+120%

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Value Analysis

The Radeon R9 380 launched at $199 MSRP, while the Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS launched at $600. The Radeon R9 380 costs 66.8% less ($401 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 30.2 (Radeon R9 380) vs 10.0 (Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS) — the Radeon R9 380 offers 202% better value. The Radeon Ryzen 7 6800HS is the newer GPU (2022 vs 2015).