Radeon R6 Carrizo vs Radeon R9 280
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 280. 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 R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 280. 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 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 R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 1566% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 280 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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
10−12
60−65
medium / 1080p
2−3
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
3−4
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
12−14
100−110
medium / 1080p
4−5
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 914% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
250−260
medium / 768p
85−90
220−230
ultra / 1080p
35−40
180−190
QHD / 1440p
21−24
110−120
4K / 2160p
16−18
70−75
high / 768p
60−65
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 210% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
21−24
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 134% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
45−50
ultra / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
0−1
14−16
low / 720p
9−10
80−85
medium / 1080p
2−3
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 1375% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
4−5
45−50
QHD / 1440p
1−2
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
45−50
180−190
medium / 1080p
8−9
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 526% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
14−16
100−110
medium / 1080p
6−7
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 875% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
40−45
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
3−4
70−75
ultra / 1080p
1−2
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 453% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
0−1
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
4−5
65−70
medium / 1080p
2−3
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 1566% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 44% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
4−5
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 950% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
9−10
130−140
medium / 768p
7−8
85−90
high / 1080p
3−4
45−50
ultra / 1080p
3−4
24−27
4K / 2160p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1116% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
high / 768p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon R9 280
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
GCN 1.0
Code name
Carrizo
Tahiti
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
4 June 2015
4 March 2014
Pipelines
384
1792
Boost Clock
800 MHz
933 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
104.5
Floating-point performance
3,344 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
240 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
408 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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