Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R7 Carrizo

In this comparison between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 R7 260 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R7 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 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 R7 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260 has 858% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
  • Radeon R7 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R7 260 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 2−3
ultra / 1080p 8−9 0−1
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 214% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name Bonaire Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 December 2013 4 June 2015
Pipelines 768 512
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1625 MHz
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) 240 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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