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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

Radeon R (Kaveri) Series

Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compare 512 @ 0.72 GHz
Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 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
Pipelines384 - 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 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
0.5 pt (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 2151     avg: 2152     median: 2152 (3%)     max: 2153 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 9605     avg: 9938     median: 9937.5 (13%)     max: 10270 Points
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 +
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 1133     avg: 1143     median: 1142.5 (1%)     max: 1152 points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - 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..
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.
low 1024x768
45  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
0 (!)  fps    + Compare
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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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