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AMD Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

AMD Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

The AMD Radeon R7 Graphics width 512 Cores is an integrated GPU in the AMD A10-7850K, A10-7800 and A10 PRO-7850B Kaveri Desktop APUs. It is an integrated GPU without dedicated graphics memory and is based on the GCN 1.1 (or 2.0) architecture of the Hawaii desktop graphics cards (e.g. R9 290). However, it was altered for HSA use in the APU.

In the the top line A10 Kaveri Desktop APUs, the graphics card offers 512 shader cores (8 compute cores) with a maximum core clock of 720 MHz. The similar named AMD Radeon R7 in the A10-7700K, A8-7650K and A8-7600 offers only 384 Shaders but is in games only slightly slower.

It supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) in hardware, which is a big advantage over some GPUs from the competition (Intel Haswell e.g. 11.1, Nvidia Kepler and Maxwell v1 11.0).

The gaming performance in our tests was slightly faster than the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (in the Schenker S413). Depending on the game either one of the GPUs lead, but all in all the R7 was faster in two more games (in March 2014). In most cases, the Radeon R7 is sufficient for a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels and medium settings.

Test system: Asus A88XM-PLUS mainboard, 16 GB DDR3-2133 AMD Gamer memory

Radeon R (Kaveri) Series

Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 512 @ 0.72 GHz
Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compare 384 @ 0.72 GHz
Radeon R7 (Kaveri) compare 512 @ 0.55 - 0.69 GHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R6 (Kaveri) compare 384 @ 0.53 - 0.65 GHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R5 (Kaveri) compare 256 @ 0.51 - 0.63 GHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R4 (Kaveri) compare 192 @ 0.53 GHz64/128 Bit
CodenameKaveri Spectre
ArchitectureGCN
Pipelines512 - unified
Core Speed720 MHz
Shared Memoryyes
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2, OpenGL 4.3
technology28 nm
FeaturesHSA, OpenCL 2.0, DirectCompute 5.0
Date of Announcement14.01.2014
CPU in Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD A10-7850K4 x 3700 MHz, 95 W720 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
0.7 pt (2%)
0.06605 -91%
...
0.697 -5%
0.702 -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
0.704 -4%
0.717 -3%
0.717 -3%
0.719 -2%
0.726 -1%
0.727 -1%
0.732 -1%
AMD Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
0.736
0.738 0%
0.739 0%
0.75 2%
0.753 2%
0.78 6%
0.781 6%
0.787 7%
0.795 8%
0.798 8%
...
33.3 4424%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
1616 Points (2%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +
specvp12 snx-02 +
specvp12 showcase-01 +
specvp12 mediacal-01 +
specvp12 maya-04 +
specvp12 energy-01 +
specvp12 creo-01 +
specvp12 catia-04 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
0.1 fps per Watt (6%)
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 2019

F1 2019

2019
low 1280x720
40.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
16.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
28  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
For Honor

For Honor

2017
low 1280x720
40.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
14.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Additional Benchmarks
Medium Preset 4xAF TAA 1366x768
25.7
low 1280x720
19.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
32.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
60.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
45.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
16.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
med. 1366x768
70  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
27.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
49.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
18.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
21.8 24.9 ~ 23 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
17.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
36.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Overwatch

Overwatch

2016
low 1280x720
59  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
22.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Additional Benchmarks
Medium (Render Scale 100 %) 2xAF FXAA 1920x1080
27.3
low 1280x720
31  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
14  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
XCOM 2

XCOM 2

2016
low 1280x720
28  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
9.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
31  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
18.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
68  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
43.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
23.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
26.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
14.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
48  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
28.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
14.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
FIFA 16

FIFA 16

2015
low 1280x720
84  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
58  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
29.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
58.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Mad Max

Mad Max

2015
med. 1366x768
35.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
86.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
63.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
29.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
26.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
20  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
30.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
20.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
10.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
5.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
150  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
49  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
26.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
54.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
13  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
5.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
35.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
27.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
15.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
The Crew

The Crew

2014
low 1280x720
41  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
16.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
47  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
31  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
12  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4

2014
low 1024x768
42.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.8  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
14.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
24.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
16.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
54.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
20.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
65  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
15.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
26.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
21.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
12  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
37.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
11.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
58  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
21.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
41  fps    + Compare
med. 1344x756
28.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
81  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
61  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
29  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
126  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
51  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
29.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
49  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
28.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
12.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
151  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
71  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
37  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
36.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
25.8  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
8.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
49.9  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
med. 1280x720
48.4  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high 1920x1080
34  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
29.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Titanfall

Titanfall

2014
low 1024x768
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
45.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
33.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
22  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
17.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
42.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
54.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
55  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
62  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
45.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
30.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
94  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
73  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
61  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
ultra 1920x1080
77  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
70  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
54.5  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
48.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
ultra 1920x1080
30.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
29.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
26.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
16.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
6.6  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
92.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
66.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
53.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
41  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
32  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
80.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
med. 1366x768
72.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
47.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
103  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
53  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
34.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
43  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
25.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
44.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
35.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
70  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
54.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
51.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
29.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
64  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
34.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
22.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
71.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
54.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
28.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
ultra 1920x1080
40.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
high 1366x768
37.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
68  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
45.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
33.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
high 1366x768
57.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
26.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
med. 1280x720
42.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
ultra 1920x1080
21  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 201940.516.6
Total War: Three Kingdoms28
For Honor40.614.9
Dishonored 219.1
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare32.4
Titanfall 260.345.216.6
Farming Simulator 177027.3
Civilization VI49.718.2
Deus Ex Mankind Divided2317.4
Mirror's Edge Catalyst36.3
Overwatch5946.322.3
Far Cry Primal3114
XCOM 2289.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider3118.9
Rainbow Six Siege6843.923.717.4
Just Cause 326.624.414.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 34828.914.3
FIFA 16845829.6
Metal Gear Solid V58.746.418.1
Mad Max35.918.2
Dota 2 Reborn86.363.529.126.2
Batman: Arkham Knight20
The Witcher 330.920.210.35.5
Dirt Rally1504926.513.8
GTA V54.447.6135.3
Evolve35.727.515.713
The Crew4130.616.1
Dragon Age: Inquisition4731128
Far Cry 442.530.814.7
Assassin's Creed Unity24.316.9
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare54.733.620.410.4
Civilization: Beyond Earth652415.614
The Evil Within26.921.912
Ryse: Son of Rome37.724.311.3
Alien: Isolation584021.716.8
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor4128.51712.4
Fifa 15816129
Sims 41265129.524.1
Risen 3: Titan Lords4928.512.59.9
GRID: Autosport151713717.5
Watch Dogs36.625.88.1
Wolfenstein: The New Order49.948.434
The Elder Scrolls Online604629.915.4
Titanfall6045.137.523.1
Thief33.22217.58.3
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag42.633.318.47.7
X-Plane 10.2554.523.211.38.5
Call of Duty: Ghosts55
Battlefield 46245.830.411.1
F1 201394736130
Fifa 1477
Total War: Rome II7054.548.113
Dota 230.1
Company of Heroes 229.526.716.76.6
GRID 292.366.653.219
Metro: Last Light4132199
BioShock Infinite80.3
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm72.847.616.9
Tomb Raider1035334.517
Crysis 34325.9187
Hitman: Absolution44.535.919.58.4
Dishonored7054.251.529.1
Borderlands 26446.634.122.9
Sleeping Dogs71.554.728.98
Diablo III40.5
Anno 207037.117.1
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim6845.433.118.9
Deus Ex Human Revolution57.426.2
Total War: Shogun 242.117.2
World of Warcraft21
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We played a 5 vs 5 in Heroes Of The Storm (v35702) with an average of 31 fps. As only some drops to below 20 fps happened, the gamplay was rather good (altough more fps and reduced details are recommended). Compared to the Intel Iris Pro 5200 with 39 fps,
We played a 5 vs 5 in Heroes Of The Storm (v35702) with an average of 31 fps. As only some drops to below 20 fps happened, the gamplay was rather good (altough more fps and reduced details are recommended). Compared to the Intel Iris Pro 5200 with 39 fps, the AMD APU was clearly slower.

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2016-01-26)