FireStream 9270 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon R6 Carrizo, 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 FireStream 9270 stacks up against Radeon R6 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI
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  • FireStream 9270 has 1233% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • FireStream 9270 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 0−1
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−12
medium / 1080p 7−8 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture TeraScale GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name RV770 Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 November 2008 4 June 2015
Pipelines 800 384
Core clock speed 750 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size medium sized
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