Radeon HD 7870M vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R6 Carrizo. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R6 Carrizo. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD 7870M or Radeon R6 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7870M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870M has 275% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7870M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are manufactured 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
6−7
0−1
ultra / 1080p
4−5
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
10−12
medium / 1080p
8−9
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Battlefield 5 is 128% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
130−140
110−120
medium / 768p
110−120
85−90
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
QHD / 1440p
30−33
21−24
4K / 2160p
27−30
16−18
high / 768p
80−85
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 29% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 17% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
8−9
1−2
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
9−10
medium / 1080p
9−10
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
QHD / 1440p
−
1−2
low / 720p
60−65
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Fortnite is 55% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
12−14
3−4
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
14−16
medium / 1080p
14−16
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Forza Horizon 4 is 112% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
50−55
40−45
medium / 768p
45−50
−
high / 1080p
12−14
3−4
ultra / 1080p
6−7
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 60% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
5−6
0−1
ultra / 1080p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
4−5
medium / 1080p
6−7
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
high / 1080p
90−95
80−85
ultra / 1080p
80−85
65−70
medium / 1080p
90−95
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Minecraft is 10% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
4−5
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
24−27
9−10
medium / 768p
16−18
7−8
high / 1080p
9−10
3−4
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
4K / 2160p
6−7
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 133% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
35−40
ultra / 1080p
20−22
14−16
high / 768p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7870M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
GCN
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Heathrow XT
Carrizo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
24 April 2012
4 June 2015
Pipelines
640
384
Core clock speed
800 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.00
Floating-point performance
1,024 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
DirectX
12 (11_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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