Radeon Graphics vs R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and Radeon Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
2014
2.75
+38.9%

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms Graphics by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking796894
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Power efficiencyno data9.14
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameKaveri SpectreRenoir
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years 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 cores384448
Core clock speed720 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data42.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.344 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data28

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).

Interfaceno dataIGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory+no data

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 (12_1)
OpenGLno data4.6

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 HD14
+40%
10−12
−40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and Graphics compete in popular games:

  • R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 40% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.75 1.98
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) has a 38.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Graphics, on the other hand, has a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Graphics in performance tests.


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