Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon R9 M395X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri and Radeon R9 M395X, 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 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri stacks up against Radeon R9 M395X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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Radeon R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395X 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 Radeon R9 M395X here:

Radeon R9 M395X Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri	Radeon R9 M395X
Power consumption (TDP)		250 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Display Connectors		No outputs
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Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 3 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri and Radeon R9 M395X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	27−30	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Battlefield 5 is 200% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	140−150	240−250
medium / 768p	110−120	210−220
ultra / 1080p	55−60	130−140
QHD / 1440p	30−35	100−110
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	85−90	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 103% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Dota 2 is 75% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	9−10	30−35
ultra / 1080p	8−9	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	140−150
medium / 1080p	24−27	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Fortnite is 150% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	2−3	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Forza Horizon 4 is 214% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	110−120
medium / 768p	45−50	100−110
high / 1080p	14−16	50−55
ultra / 1080p	7−8	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Grand Theft Auto V is 135% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	5−6	16−18
ultra / 1080p	3−4	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Metro Exodus is 257% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 65% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 154% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	27−30	90−95
medium / 768p	18−20	55−60
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri	Radeon R9 M395X
Architecture	GCN	GCN 3
Code name	Kaveri Spectre	Amethyst XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 January 2014	16 October 2014
Pipelines	384	2048
Core clock speed	720 MHz	723 MHz
Transistor count		5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		92.54
Floating-point performance		2,961 gflops
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth		160.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-
DirectX	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model		6.3
OpenGL		4.4
OpenCL		Not Listed
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		413 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
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Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon R9 M395X

Radeon R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

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