Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon R9 M375X

In this comparison between Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri and Radeon R9 M375X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M375X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Radeon R9 M375X

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri Radeon R9 M375X
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
 
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M375X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M375X is 205 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
  • Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri and Radeon R9 M375X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 21−24
medium / 1080p 9−10 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M375X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri Radeon R9 M375X
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Kaveri Spectre Tropo
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 January 2014 5 May 2015
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 720 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1015 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 40.60
Floating-point performance 1,299 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL Not Listed
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10