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AMD Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

AMD Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

The AMD Radeon R7 Graphics with 384 Shaders is integrated in the AMD Desktop Kaveri APUs AMD A10-7700K, A8-7650K and A8-7600. 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 AMD A10-7700K, A8-7650K and 7600, the graphics card offers 384 of the 512 shader cores (6 of the 8 compute cores) with a maximum core clock of 720 MHz. Without 3D load, the R7 clocks at 351 MHz. 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 quite similar to the Radeon R7 in the A10-7850K. The missing shaders did not hurt in most of the gaming tests, as the memory bandwidth limits the performance. Compared to the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (in the Schenker S413), the Radeon R7 is positioned on the same level or slightly below on average. Many current games as of 2014 can be played fluently in medium resolutions and detail settings.

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

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon R (Kaveri) Series
Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compare 512 @ 720 MHz
Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 384 @ 720 MHz
Radeon R7 (Kaveri) compare 512 @ 553 - 686 MHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R6 (Kaveri) compare 384 @ 533 - 654 MHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R5 (Kaveri) compare 256 @ 514 - 626 MHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R4 (Kaveri) compare 192 @ 533 MHz64/128 Bit
CodenameKaveri Spectre
ArchitectureGCN
Pipelines384 - unified
Core Speed720 MHz
Shared Memoryyes
DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
technology28 nm
FeaturesHSA, OpenCL 2.0, DirectCompute 5.0
Date of Announcement14.01.2014
CPU in Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD A10-7700K4 x 3400 MHz, 95 W720 MHz? MHz
AMD A8-7650K4 x 3300 MHz, 95 W351 MHz720 MHz
min. - max.351 - 720 MHz720 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
8.8 pt (9%)
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -83%
...
NVIDIA GeForce 825M -8%
AMD Radeon HD 8870M -8%
AMD Radeon HD 8790M -7%
AMD Radeon R9 M275 -7%
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100 -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M -5%
NVIDIA Quadro K2100M -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M -3%
NVIDIA GeForce 920MX -1%
AMD Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
NVIDIA Quadro M1000M 1%
Intel Iris Graphics 540 1%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 1%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 2%
AMD Radeon R8 M445DX 5%
AMD Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 6%
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 7%
NVIDIA Quadro M600M 8%
AMD Radeon R7 M275DX 9%
...
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop) 1003%
0%
100%
3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen
min: 89776     avg: 89954     median: 89954 (17%)     max: 90132 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080
min: 56057     avg: 56941     median: 56941 (8%)     max: 57825 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 6201     avg: 6341     median: 6340.5 (9%)     max: 6480 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 9511     avg: 9651     median: 9650.5 (5%)     max: 9790 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 1274     avg: 1302     median: 1302 (4%)     max: 1330 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 1374     avg: 1406     median: 1405.5 (3%)     max: 1437 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 83946     avg: 83979     median: 83978.5 (11%)     max: 84011 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 2151     avg: 2152     median: 2152 (6%)     max: 2153 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 1987     avg: 1988     median: 1987.5 (4%)     max: 1988 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
28651 Points (15%)
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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
16508 Points (31%)
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3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - DX 11, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
17.8 fps (6%)
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - OpenGL, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
17.6 fps (8%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
24.5 fps (5%)
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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
Ref. Match 64Bit +
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
min: 218     avg: 221     median: 220.5 (2%)     max: 223 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
min: 381     avg: 389     median: 388.5 (4%)     max: 396 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
min: 1133     avg: 1143     median: 1142.5 (4%)     max: 1152 Points
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- 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.

GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
52.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
12.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Battlefield Hardline

Battlefield Hardline

2015
low 1024x768
54  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
37.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
15  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
31.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
13.6  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon Age: Inquisition

2014
low 1024x768
45  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Assassin's Creed Unity

Assassin's Creed Unity

2014
low 1024x768
0 (!)  fps    + Compare
Alien: Isolation

Alien: Isolation

2014
low 1024x768
56  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
37  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
19.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

2014
low 1280x720
44  fps    + Compare
med. 1344x756
28.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
14.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Watch Dogs

Watch Dogs

2014
low 1024x768
34.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Wolfenstein: The New Order

Wolfenstein: The New Order

2014
low 1280x720
48.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1280x720
46.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Titanfall

Titanfall

2014
low 1024x768
59.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
44  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
31.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
31.5 35.3 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
20.7 20.8 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
15.5 16.2 ~ 16 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.1 8.3 ~ 8 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag

Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag

2013
low 1024x768
42.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
34.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
X-Plane 10.25

X-Plane 10.25

2013
low 1024x768
51.8 52.5 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
22.2 28.9 ~ 26 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
10.9 12.8 ~ 12 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
ultra 1920x1080
75  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Company of Heroes 2

Company of Heroes 2

2013
low 1024x768
23 30.9 ~ 27 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
22.7 25.1 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
14.2 14.4 ~ 14 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
5.9 6 ~ 6 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Metro: Last Light

Metro: Last Light

2013
low 1024x768
40.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
31.2  fps    + Compare