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    Radeon R7 Carrizo vs Radeon R9 380X

    When choosing between Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 380X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 380X.
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    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:

    Radeon R7 Carrizo Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R7 Carrizo Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 12-35 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 1483% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
    • Radeon R7 Carrizo is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R7 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    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 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 571% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 Carrizo Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 GCN 3.0
    Code name Carrizo Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 4 June 2015 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 512 2048
    Boost Clock 800 MHz 970 MHz
    Transistor count 2410 Million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 124.2
    Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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