Radeon RX 6500 vs R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) with Radeon RX 6500, including specs and performance data.
RX 6500 outperforms R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by a whopping 617% 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 | 864 | 336 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | no data |
| GPU code name | Kaveri Spectre | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 January 2014 (11 years ago) | no data |
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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 720 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | no data |
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.
| Shared memory | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | no data |
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
−614%
| 100−110
+614%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−863%
|
75−80
+863%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−757%
|
60−65
+757%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
−662%
|
95−100
+662%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−867%
|
55−60
+867%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−438%
|
70−75
+438%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−228%
|
140−150
+228%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−863%
|
75−80
+863%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 45−50
−363%
|
220−230
+363%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−312%
|
100−110
+312%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−757%
|
60−65
+757%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
−662%
|
95−100
+662%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−867%
|
55−60
+867%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
−667%
|
65−70
+667%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−438%
|
70−75
+438%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−478%
|
50−55
+478%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−228%
|
140−150
+228%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−863%
|
75−80
+863%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−312%
|
100−110
+312%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−757%
|
60−65
+757%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−438%
|
70−75
+438%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−478%
|
50−55
+478%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−598%
|
300−310
+598%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
−662%
|
95−100
+662%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
−611%
|
130−140
+611%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−596%
|
160−170
+596%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
−661%
|
170−180
+661%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−667%
|
45−50
+667%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−760%
|
40−45
+760%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−127%
|
30−35
+127%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
−708%
|
100−110
+708%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8
−814%
|
60−65
+814%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1500%
|
30−35
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
This is how R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and RX 6500 compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 614% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 2000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 performs better in 38 tests (88%)
- there's a draw in 5 tests (12%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.40 | 17.21 |
RX 6500 has a 617.1% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 is a notebook one.
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