Radeon R6 Carrizo vs Radeon R9 M470
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M470, 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 R9 M470, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M470 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 R6 Carrizo or Radeon R9 M470 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M470 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
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
10−12
24−27
medium / 1080p
2−3
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
4−5
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Battlefield 5 is 285% 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 R9 M470 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
190−200
medium / 768p
85−90
150−160
ultra / 1080p
35−40
80−85
QHD / 1440p
21−24
45−50
4K / 2160p
16−18
30−33
high / 768p
60−65
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 85% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
30−35
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
80−85
ultra / 1080p
21−24
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Dota 2 is 65% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
9−10
30−35
medium / 1080p
2−3
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Far Cry 5 is 400% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
45−50
85−90
medium / 1080p
8−9
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Fortnite is 145% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
6−7
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Forza Horizon 4 is 275% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
40−45
75−80
medium / 768p
−
65−70
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
1−2
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 146% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
0−1
8−9
ultra / 1080p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
4−5
24−27
medium / 1080p
2−3
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
65−70
95−100
medium / 1080p
85−90
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Minecraft is 24% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
24−27
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 70% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
9−10
45−50
medium / 768p
7−8
27−30
high / 1080p
3−4
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 316% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
95−100
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
30−33
high / 768p
27−30
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in World of Tanks is 52% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon R9 M470
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
GCN 2
Code name
Carrizo
Saturn
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
4 June 2015
14 May 2016
Pipelines
384
768
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.00
Floating-point performance
1,536 gflops
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
Laptop size
medium sized
large
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