GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 GeForce GTX 280 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 280 has 1866% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 10−12
medium / 1080p 3−4 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GT200 Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 June 2008 4 June 2015
Pipelines 240 384
Core clock speed 1296 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 2.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size medium sized
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