HD Graphics 530 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 530 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the HD Graphics 530 stacks up against Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

HD Graphics 530 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 530 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with HD Graphics 530 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • HD Graphics 530 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 530 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is 370 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 530.
  • HD Graphics 530 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 7−8
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 18−20
medium / 1080p 4−5 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than HD Graphics 530.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
Code name Skylake GT2 Kaveri Spectre
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 August 2015 14 January 2014
Pipelines 24 384
Core clock speed 350 MHz 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit
Shared memory + +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.97
Quick Sync +
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