Radeon R7 Carrizo vs Radeon RX 560
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon RX 560, 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 R7 Carrizo stacks up against Radeon RX 560, check out specs charts below.
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 RX 560
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 560 has 525% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 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
18−20
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
5−6
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 271% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
6−7
30−33
ultra / 1080p
5−6
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
60−65
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Battlefield 5 is 322% 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 RX 560 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
220−230
medium / 768p
90−95
190−200
ultra / 1080p
40−45
110−120
QHD / 1440p
24−27
75−80
4K / 2160p
−
40−45
high / 768p
65−70
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 127% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
45−50
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
110−120
medium / 768p
50−55
100−110
ultra / 1080p
27−30
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Dota 2 is 94% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
21−24
ultra / 1080p
3−4
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
low / 720p
14−16
45−50
medium / 1080p
5−6
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Far Cry 5 is 383% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−12
30−33
ultra / 1080p
6−7
21−24
QHD / 1440p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
55−60
110−120
medium / 1080p
12−14
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Fortnite is 177% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
7−8
30−35
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
20−22
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−11
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Forza Horizon 4 is 254% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
−
85−90
high / 1080p
7−8
35−40
ultra / 1080p
3−4
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Grand Theft Auto V is 163% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
6−7
35−40
medium / 1080p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Metro Exodus is 633% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
high / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
65−70
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 360% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
14−16
65−70
medium / 768p
10−12
40−45
high / 1080p
5−6
21−24
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 300% more, than Radeon R7 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 RX 560 in World of Tanks is 65% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Radeon RX 560
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
GCN 4.0
Code name
Carrizo
Polaris 21
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
4 June 2015
18 April 2017
Pipelines
512
1024
Core clock speed
1175 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1275 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
81.60
Floating-point performance
2,611 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 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
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