Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon Vega 10 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri and Radeon Vega 10 mobile 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 384 Cores Kaveri will be the best choice, for others Radeon Vega 10 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

Radeon Vega 10 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Vega 10 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 Vega 10 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri Radeon Vega 10 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
Interface IGP
Memory type System Shared
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is used in Desktops, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - with GCN 5.0.
  • Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 6−7
ultra / 1080p 4−5 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 16−18
medium / 1080p 9−10 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon Vega 10 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri Radeon Vega 10 mobile
Architecture GCN GCN 5.0
Code name Kaveri Spectre Raven
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 January 2014 8 January 2019
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1301 MHz
Transistor count 4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 52.04
Shared memory +
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
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