Radeon HD 8790M vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M 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 8790M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 8790M 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 8790M or Radeon R6 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8790M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 8790M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 8790M 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
3−4
0−1
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
10−12
medium / 1080p
6−7
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
12−14
medium / 1080p
9−10
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Battlefield 5 is 71% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 8790M and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
85−90
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
QHD / 1440p
24−27
21−24
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
high / 768p
75−80
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
4−5
1−2
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
9−10
medium / 1080p
6−7
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
60−65
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Fortnite is 53% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
8−9
3−4
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−11
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Forza Horizon 4 is 62% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
50−55
40−45
high / 1080p
10−11
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Grand Theft Auto V is 35% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
2−3
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
9−10
4−5
medium / 1080p
4−5
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Metro Exodus is 133% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
70−75
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
7−8
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
4−5
medium / 1080p
8−9
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
20−22
9−10
medium / 768p
12−14
7−8
high / 1080p
7−8
3−4
ultra / 1080p
5−6
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 83% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
high / 768p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8790M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
GCN
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Mars XTX
Carrizo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
16 November 2012
4 June 2015
Pipelines
384
384
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
950 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
21.60
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
80 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
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