GeForce 3 Go vs Radeon R6 (Carrizo)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 971 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.98 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | no data |
| GPU code name | Carrizo | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 February 2002 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 27 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 2 Watt |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | medium sized |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 32 / 64 / 128 Bit |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | DDR |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 June 2015 | 1 February 2002 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 2 Watt |
R6 (Carrizo) has an age advantage of 13 years, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 3 Go, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R6 (Carrizo) and GeForce 3 Go. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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