Radeon R6 Carrizo vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R7 260X, 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 R6 Carrizo stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, 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 R6 Carrizo
Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 858% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R7 260X 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
0−1
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
10−12
30−35
medium / 1080p
2−3
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
50−55
medium / 1080p
4−5
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 385% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
210−220
medium / 768p
85−90
180−190
ultra / 1080p
35−40
100−110
QHD / 1440p
21−24
55−60
4K / 2160p
16−18
30−35
high / 768p
60−65
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 115% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
45−50
95−100
ultra / 1080p
21−24
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 89% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
9−10
40−45
medium / 1080p
2−3
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Far Cry 5 is 575% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
1−2
16−18
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
8−9
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 233% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
55−60
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 387% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
40−45
85−90
medium / 768p
−
75−80
high / 1080p
3−4
30−35
ultra / 1080p
1−2
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 193% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
0−1
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
4−5
30−35
medium / 1080p
2−3
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Minecraft is 22% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
low / 720p
24−27
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
30−33
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 425% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
9−10
55−60
medium / 768p
7−8
35−40
high / 1080p
3−4
20−22
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 416% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
100−110
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
35−40
high / 768p
27−30
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
GCN 2.0
Code name
Carrizo
Bonaire
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
4 June 2015
8 October 2013
Pipelines
384
896
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,971 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory bandwidth
104 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
225 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
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