Radeon HD 6930 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6930 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 Radeon HD 6930 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
Radeon HD 6930
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
186 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6930 has 1450% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Radeon HD 6930 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6930 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 6930 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
0−1
ultra / 1080p
5−6
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
10−12
medium / 1080p
10−12
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
12−14
medium / 1080p
16−18
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Battlefield 5 is 214% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
170−180
110−120
medium / 768p
140−150
85−90
ultra / 1080p
70−75
35−40
QHD / 1440p
40−45
21−24
4K / 2160p
21−24
16−18
high / 768p
100−110
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 63% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
27−30
14−16
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
medium / 768p
75−80
45−50
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Dota 2 is 51% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−11
1−2
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
9−10
medium / 1080p
12−14
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Far Cry 5 is 325% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
4−5
QHD / 1440p
10−11
1−2
low / 720p
75−80
45−50
medium / 1080p
30−35
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Fortnite is 120% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
16−18
3−4
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
18−20
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
65−70
40−45
medium / 768p
60−65
−
high / 1080p
18−20
3−4
ultra / 1080p
7−8
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Grand Theft Auto V is 106% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
6−7
0−1
ultra / 1080p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
4−5
medium / 1080p
8−9
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Metro Exodus is 333% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
high / 1080p
−
80−85
ultra / 1080p
95−100
65−70
medium / 1080p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Minecraft is 24% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 47% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
4−5
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
35−40
9−10
medium / 768p
21−24
7−8
high / 1080p
12−14
3−4
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 233% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
35−40
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
high / 768p
45−50
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in World of Tanks is 42% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6930
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
TeraScale 3
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Cayman
Carrizo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
1 December 2011
4 June 2015
Pipelines
1280
384
Core clock speed
750 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
60.00
Floating-point performance
1,920.0 gflops
Length
220 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
medium sized
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