Radeon R7 Carrizo vs Radeon R7 M465X

In this comparison between Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R7 M465X 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 Carrizo will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M465X 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 Carrizo Radeon R7 M465X
Power consumption (TDP) 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon R7 Carrizo is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 M465X - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M465X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R7 M465X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 8−9
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 18−20
medium / 1080p 5−6 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M465X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 Carrizo Radeon R7 M465X
Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Carrizo Tropo
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 4 June 2015 15 May 2016
Pipelines 512 512
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 2410 Million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized
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