Radeon R6 Carrizo vs Radeon R9 M390X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M390X, 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 R6 Carrizo stacks up against Radeon R9 M390X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M390X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M390X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 R6 Carrizo or Radeon R9 M390X here:
Main Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon R9 M390X has 733% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R6 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M390X 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
0−1
21−24
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
10−12
40−45
medium / 1080p
2−3
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
low / 720p
12−14
70−75
medium / 1080p
4−5
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Battlefield 5 is 600% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
230−240
medium / 768p
85−90
210−220
ultra / 1080p
35−40
120−130
QHD / 1440p
21−24
100−110
4K / 2160p
16−18
55−60
high / 768p
60−65
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 166% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
55−60
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
21−24
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Dota 2 is 122% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
9−10
55−60
medium / 1080p
2−3
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Far Cry 5 is 875% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
35−40
ultra / 1080p
4−5
27−30
QHD / 1440p
1−2
16−18
low / 720p
45−50
130−140
medium / 1080p
8−9
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Fortnite is 326% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
14−16
75−80
medium / 1080p
6−7
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 550% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
40−45
110−120
medium / 768p
−
95−100
high / 1080p
3−4
45−50
ultra / 1080p
1−2
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 300% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
4−5
40−45
medium / 1080p
2−3
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Metro Exodus is 933% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Minecraft is 33% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
75−80
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 117% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
4−5
40−45
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 550% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
9−10
80−85
medium / 768p
7−8
50−55
high / 1080p
3−4
27−30
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 650% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
high / 768p
27−30
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in World of Tanks is 65% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
GCN 3
Code name
Carrizo
Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
4 June 2015
9 June 2015
Pipelines
384
2048
Core clock speed
723 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
92.54
Floating-point performance
2,961 gflops
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
Not Listed
Vulkan
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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