AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri)
The AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) is an integrated DirectX 12 graphics card found on a number of AMD Kaveri APUs. The GPU offers 256 shaders and 4 compute cores (A8 Pro-7150B: 384 shaders / 6 compute cores) and can be found, for example, in the A8-7200P. The maximum core clock and memory speeds of the GPU depend on the overarching APU: While the ULV models are limited to DDR3-1600, the standard voltage models can support up to DDR3-1866.
Architecture and Features
Thanks to the new GCN 1.1 architecture, the Kaveri GPUs are significantly more efficient with higher performance compared to its VLIW-based predecessors Richland and Trinity. The graphics card can now handle both DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) and the AMD Mantle API. The GPU is also able to accelerate various applications like Adobe Photoshop by utilizing OpenCL.
The revised video engine of Kaveri includes UVD 4.2 (Unified Video Decoder) and VCE 2.0 (Video Codec Engine). H.264 codec support has been slightly improved in several areas. However, H.265 is still not fully supported in hardware.
Performance
Due to significant differences in core clock speed and memory support between various Radeon R5 models, the performance can vary greatly between different APUs. While the fastest GPU version in the A8 Pro-7150B can compete with a dedicated GeForce GT 720M, the slower version in the A8-7100 only performs at the level of a GeForce 710M. Accordingly, games of 2014 can be played fluently only in low settings at 1024 x 768 or 1366 x 768 pixels.
Power Consumption
The power consumption of the entire Kaveri APU is rated at 19 Watts and 35 Watts for ULV and standard voltage models, respectively. Thus, the 28 nm chip is suited for smaller or medium sized (sub-)notebooks.
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| Manufacturer | AMD |
| Radeon R (Kaveri) Series | |
| Codename | Kaveri |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 |
| Pipelines | 256 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 514 - 626 (Boost) MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 64/128 Bit |
| Shared Memory | yes
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| DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0 |
| Transistors | 2410 Million |
| technology | 28 nm |
| Features | UVD 4.2, VCE 2.0 |
| Notebook Size | medium sized |
| Date of Announcement | 04.06.2014 |
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.
| CPU | GPU Base Speed | GPU Boost / Turbo |
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| AMD A8-7200P | 4 x 2400 MHz, 35 W | 553 MHz | 626 MHz |
| AMD A8 Pro-7150B | 4 x 1900 MHz, 19 W | ? MHz | 533 MHz |
| AMD A8-7100 | 4 x 1800 MHz, 19 W | ? MHz | 514 MHz |
| min. - max. | | 553 - ? MHz | 514 - 626 MHz |
Benchmarks
GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen
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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen
0% 100%min: 22.7 avg: 22.7 (10%) median: 22.7 (10%) max: 22.7 fps
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Cinebench R15
Ref. Match 64Bit +Cinebench R15 - Ref. Match 64Bit
100%min: 98 avg: 98 (98%) median: 98 (98%) max: 98 Points
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OpenGL 64Bit +Cinebench R15 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%min: 18.03 avg: 18 (11%) median: 18 (11%) max: 18.03 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
0% 100%min: 572 avg: 572 (1%) median: 572 (1%) max: 572 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
0% 100%min: 527 avg: 527 (2%) median: 527 (2%) max: 527 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
0% 100%min: 3959 avg: 3959 (2%) median: 3959 (2%) max: 3959 Points
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AMD Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 8%
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
0% 100%min: 2594 avg: 2594 (5%) median: 2594 (5%) max: 2594 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
0% 100%min: 36559 avg: 36559 (5%) median: 36559 (5%) max: 36559 Points
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
0% 100%min: 520 avg: 520 (2%) median: 520 (2%) max: 520 Points
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
0% 100%min: 97 avg: 97 (2%) median: 97 (2%) max: 97 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
0% 100%min: 183 avg: 183 (2%) median: 183 (2%) max: 183 Samples/s
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
0% 100%min: 901 avg: 901 (2%) median: 901 (2%) max: 901 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
0% 100%min: 964 avg: 1020 (4%) median: 1020 (4%) max: 1076 points
| Thinkpad E555 | A8-7100 | 4096 MB | 514 / MHz | 14.201.1003.1001 | 964 |
| A8-7100 Prototype | A8-7100 | | | | 1076 |
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3DMark Vantage
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%min: 2674 avg: 2674 (3%) median: 2674 (3%) max: 2674 Points
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P Result 1280x1024 +3DMark Vantage - P Result 1280x1024
0% 100%min: 3011 avg: 3011 (5%) median: 3011 (5%) max: 3011 Points
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3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +3DMark 060% 100%min: 4317 avg: 4317 (10%) median: 4317 (10%) max: 4317 Points
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| Thinkpad E555 | A8-7100 | 4096 MB | 514 / MHz | 14.201.1003.1001 | 4317 |
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
0% 100%min: 11.3 avg: 11.3 (5%) median: 11.3 (5%) max: 11.3 fps
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Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%min: 16.32 avg: 16.3 (13%) median: 16.3 (13%) max: 16.32 Points
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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%min: 3611 avg: 3611 (23%) median: 3611 (23%) max: 3611 Points
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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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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