Radeon R8 M535DX vs R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) with Radeon R8 M535DX, including specs and performance data.
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms R8 M535DX by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 865 | 992 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Kaveri Spectre | Meso |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 18 April 2017 (8 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 cores | 384 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 720 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 891 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 17.82 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.5702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
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).
| Interface | no data | IGP |
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 type | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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 HD | 14
+75%
| 8−9
−75%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+59.3%
|
27−30
−59.3%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
+66.7%
|
30−33
−66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+59.3%
|
27−30
−59.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+59.3%
|
27−30
−59.3%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
+90%
|
10−11
−90%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+71.4%
|
14−16
−71.4%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+83.3%
|
12−14
−83.3%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
This is how R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and R8 M535DX compete in popular games:
- R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 75% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.54 | 1.60 |
| Recency | 14 January 2014 | 18 April 2017 |
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) has a 58.8% higher aggregate performance score.
R8 M535DX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
The Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R8 M535DX in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R8 M535DX is a notebook one.
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