Radeon R7 Carrizo vs Radeon R9 280X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 280X, 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 R7 Carrizo stacks up against Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
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 Carrizo
Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
250 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, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280X has 1983% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 280X 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
2−3
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
5−6
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 571% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
6−7
55−60
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
7−8
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Battlefield 5 is 655% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
250−260
medium / 768p
90−95
220−230
ultra / 1080p
40−45
180−190
QHD / 1440p
24−27
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 192% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
110−120
ultra / 1080p
27−30
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Dota 2 is 125% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
45−50
ultra / 1080p
3−4
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
0−1
14−16
low / 720p
14−16
80−85
medium / 1080p
5−6
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Far Cry 5 is 816% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−12
60−65
ultra / 1080p
6−7
45−50
QHD / 1440p
4−5
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
12−14
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Fortnite is 383% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
7−8
60−65
ultra / 1080p
6−7
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
20−22
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−11
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Forza Horizon 4 is 536% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
7−8
70−75
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Grand Theft Auto V is 336% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
6−7
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
130−140
high / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
6−7
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
14−16
130−140
medium / 768p
10−12
85−90
high / 1080p
5−6
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 711% more, than Radeon R7 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 280X in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Radeon R9 280X
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
GCN
Code name
Carrizo
Thaiti XTL
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
4 June 2015
8 October 2013
Pipelines
512
2048
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
128.0
Floating-point performance
4,096 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
384 Bit
Memory bandwidth
288 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.5 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
494 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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