Radeon R7 (Carrizo) vs RX Vega 11

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 with Radeon R7 (Carrizo), including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.48
+173%

RX Vega 11 outperforms R7 (Carrizo) by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking607891
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.733.94
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameRavenCarrizo
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 years ago)4 June 2015 (9 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 cores704512
Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1251 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate55.04no data
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs44no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPno data
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memory++

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsMotherboard Dependentno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX Vega 11 5.48
+173%
R7 (Carrizo) 2.01

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX Vega 11 5483
+206%
R7 (Carrizo) 1792

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 11 3494
+207%
R7 (Carrizo) 1137

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 11 20848
+181%
R7 (Carrizo) 7431

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 11 157382
+158%
R7 (Carrizo) 61071

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD26
+160%
10
−160%
1440p6
+200%
2−3
−200%
4K9
+200%
3−4
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+186%
7−8
−186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 23
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 22
+633%
3−4
−633%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 89
+1171%
7−8
−1171%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Metro Exodus 33
+175%
12−14
−175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+280%
10−11
−280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+400%
7−8
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+280%
5−6
−280%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+1014%
7−8
−1014%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Metro Exodus 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+35.7%
14
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+314%
7−8
−314%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

This is how RX Vega 11 and R7 (Carrizo) compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 160% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 11 is 200% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 11 is 200% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 2200% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 (Carrizo) is 20% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is ahead in 52 tests (98%)
  • R7 (Carrizo) is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.48 2.01
Recency 10 May 2018 4 June 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 12 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 172.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

R7 (Carrizo), on the other hand, has 191.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Carrizo) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while Radeon R7 (Carrizo) is a notebook one.


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