Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon RX 540

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri and Radeon RX 540, 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 RX 540, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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Radeon RX 540 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 540 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 RX 540 here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri	Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)		65 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory type		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
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Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 540 - in Laptops.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	18−20	30−33
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	10−12	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 81% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	200−210
medium / 768p	110−120	170−180
ultra / 1080p	55−60	90−95
QHD / 1440p	30−35	50−55
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	85−90	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 49% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	90−95
ultra / 1080p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	9−10	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	65−70	95−100
medium / 1080p	24−27	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 60% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 85% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	80−85
medium / 768p	45−50	70−75
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	5−6	9−10
ultra / 1080p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	7−8	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 17% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 36% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 63% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	27−30	50−55
medium / 768p	18−20	30−35
high / 1080p	10−11	18−20
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 71% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	100−105
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−35
high / 768p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 29% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri	Radeon RX 540
Architecture	GCN	Polaris
Code name	Kaveri Spectre	Polaris 12
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 January 2014	21 March 2017
Pipelines	384	512
Core clock speed	720 MHz
Boost Clock		1219 MHz
Transistor count		1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate		39.01
Floating-point performance		1,248 gflops
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		96 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-
DirectX	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2	12.0
Shader Model		5.0
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		1.2
FreeSync		+
Laptop size		large
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Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon RX 540

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