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    Radeon R6 Carrizo vs Radeon R9 380X

    In this comparison between Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 380X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R6 Carrizo will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 380X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    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:

    Radeon R6 Carrizo Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R6 Carrizo Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 12-35 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 1483% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
    • Radeon R6 Carrizo is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R6 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    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 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R6 Carrizo Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 GCN 3.0
    Code name Carrizo Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 4 June 2015 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 384 2048
    Boost Clock 800 MHz 970 MHz
    Transistor count 2410 Million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 124.2
    Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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