Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri and Radeon RX 460 mobile, 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 460 mobile, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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Radeon RX 460 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 460 mobile here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri	Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)		55 Watt
Interface		MXM-B (3.0)
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 RX 460 mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	18−20	30−35
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 118% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	140−150	210−220
medium / 768p	110−120	180−190
ultra / 1080p	55−60	100−110
QHD / 1440p	30−35	60−65
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−35
high / 768p	85−90	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 28% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	100−110
ultra / 1080p	35−40	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Dota 2 is 56% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	9−10	20−22
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Fortnite is 80% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	2−3	10−11
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 114% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	80−85
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 77% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	5−6	10−11
ultra / 1080p	3−4	8−9
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	7−8	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Metro Exodus is 128% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 72% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	27−30	60−65
medium / 768p	18−20	35−40
high / 1080p	10−11	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	35−40
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in World of Tanks is 29% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri	Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture	GCN	Polaris
Code name	Kaveri Spectre	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 January 2014	8 August 2016
Pipelines	384	896
Core clock speed	720 MHz
Boost Clock		1180 MHz
Transistor count		3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate		66.08
Floating-point performance		2,115 gflops
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		80 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-
DirectX	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2	12 (12_0)
Shader Model		6.4
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Laptop size		large
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Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

Radeon RX 460 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

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