Radeon R7 Carrizo vs Radeon R9 290X
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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 290X
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
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 1983% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 290X 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
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
5−6
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 600% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
6−7
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
16−18
110−120
medium / 1080p
7−8
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 722% 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 290X 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
190−200
QHD / 1440p
24−27
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 195% 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 290X 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 290X in Dota 2 is 125% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
45−50
ultra / 1080p
3−4
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
0−1
16−18
low / 720p
14−16
85−90
medium / 1080p
5−6
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 866% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−12
65−70
ultra / 1080p
6−7
50−55
QHD / 1440p
4−5
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
12−14
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 411% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
7−8
65−70
ultra / 1080p
6−7
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
20−22
110−120
medium / 1080p
10−11
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 581% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
−
130−140
high / 1080p
7−8
75−80
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 347% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
27−30
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
6−7
70−75
medium / 1080p
3−4
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 1433% 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 290X 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 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
3−4
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
6−7
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 800% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
14−16
140−150
medium / 768p
10−12
90−95
high / 1080p
5−6
50−55
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
4K / 2160p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 777% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
55−60
high / 768p
27−30
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 70% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Radeon R9 290X
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
GCN
Code name
Carrizo
Hawaii XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
4 June 2015
24 October 2013
Pipelines
512
2816
Boost Clock
800 MHz
947 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
176.0
Floating-point performance
5,632 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
320 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.76 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
623 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)
25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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