Radeon R6 Carrizo vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 R6 Carrizo will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R6 Carrizo Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 12-35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon R6 Carrizo is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 27−30
medium / 1080p 2−3 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  Radeon R6 Carrizo Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 Polaris
Code name Carrizo Polaris
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 4 June 2015 1 August 2016
Pipelines 384 2304
Boost Clock 800 MHz 1077 MHz
Transistor count 2410 Million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 155.1
Floating-point performance 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized large
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