AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo)

The AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo) is an integrated graphics card in the low-end Carrizo APUs. At launch in mid 2015 the R6 was used in the AMD A10-8700P and A8-8600P with 384 GCN shaders and 720 resp. 800 MHz clock rate (Boost?). Depending on the configured TDP (ranging from 12 to 35 Watt) and used main memory (up to DDR3-2133 in dual channel mode supported) the performance can differ greatly.

Architecture and Features

The Radeon R6 is using the third generation GCN architecture (sometimes also called GCN 1.2) similar to the desktop Tonga chip. Therefore, it offers DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) hardware support and advanced color compression that leads to 5-7% improvement in games. Furthermore, the shaders can be used with Mantle, OpenGL and OpenCL. HSA 1.0 is supported to easily run code on CPU and GPU cores together.

The improved video decoder UVD 6 (Unified Video Decoder) is now able to decode HVEC / H.265 in up 4K in hardware. Furthermore, the VCE (Video Codec Engine) was improved for faster transcodes of H.264.

More information on architecture and features of the Carrizo chips can be found in our launch article.

Performance

The gaming performance of the integrated R6 depends on the configured TDP (12 - 35 Watt) of the chip. The difference from a 15 Watt A8 to a 35 Watt A10 e.g. can be 49% (3DMark 11, see scores below). Demanding games like Evolve or Far Cry 4 will struggle to achieve fluent frame rates. However, less demanding games like Counter-Strike: GO may even run in high detail settings (see the Kaveri R7 GPU for benchmarks).

Power Consumption

Depending on the configured TDP the chip may be used in thin and light machines (12 - 20 Watt range) or normal sized laptops (35 Watt TDP).

Manufacturer

AMD

Radeon R (Carrizo) Series

Radeon R7 (Carrizo) (compare)	512 @ 800 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
Radeon R6 (Carrizo)	384 @ 800 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
Radeon R5 (Carrizo) (compare)	256 @ 800 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit

Codename

Carrizo

Architecture

GCN 1.2/2.0

Pipelines

384 - unified

Core Speed

800 (Boost) MHz

Memory Bus Width

64/128 Bit

Shared Memory

yes

DirectX

DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)

Transistor Count

2410 Million

technology

28 nm

Features

UVD 6, VCE

Notebook Size

medium sized

Date of Announcement

04.06.2015

CPU		GPU Base Speed	GPU Boost / Turbo
AMD A10-8700P	4 x 1800 MHz, 12 - 35 W	? MHz	800 MHz
AMD Pro A10-8700B	4 x 1800 MHz, 12 - 35 W	? MHz	800 MHz
AMD A8-8600P	4 x 1600 MHz, 12-35 W	? MHz	720 MHz
AMD Pro A8-8600B	4 x 1600 MHz, 12-35 W	? MHz	720 MHz
min. - max.		? - ? MHz	720 - 800 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy

5.1 pt (5%)

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) -71%

...

AMD Radeon R5 M330 -7%

Intel UHD Graphics 615 -7%

Intel HD Graphics 4600 -5%

Intel Iris Graphics 5100 -5%

AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri) -4%

Intel HD Graphics 5500 -4%

NVIDIA Quadro K610M -4%

AMD Radeon HD 8470D -3%

NVIDIA NVS 5200M -2%

AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo)

AMD Radeon R7 M260X 0%

AMD Radeon R5 M335 1%

AMD Radeon R5 M430 2%

AMD Radeon HD 8730M 4%

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 5%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M 6%

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) 6%

Intel HD Graphics 615 6%

AMD Radeon R5 M255 7%

...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop) 1817%

100%

3DMark - Time Spy Score 2560x1440

300 Points (2%)

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3DMark - Time Spy Graphics 2560x1440

274 Points (2%)

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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen

min: 42842 avg: 52058 median: 53702.5 (10%) max: 57983 Points

+ 4 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080

min: 26331 avg: 33965 median: 35055 (5%) max: 39418 Points

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720

min: 3248 avg: 3864 median: 3524 (5%) max: 4564 Points

+ 5 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 4033 avg: 5564 median: 4717 (2%) max: 7296 Points

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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080

min: 666 avg: 845 median: 842 (3%) max: 1100 Points

+ 7 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080

min: 764 avg: 913 median: 909 (2%) max: 1068 Points

+ 6 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 37735 avg: 45682 median: 44503 (6%) max: 54461 Points

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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720

min: 1297 avg: 1582 median: 1550 (4%) max: 2359 points

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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720

min: 1288 avg: 1452 median: 1437.5 (3%) max: 1767 points

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

...

NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE -7%

AMD FirePro M5950 -7%

Intel HD Graphics 530 -7%

AMD Radeon HD 8650G -6%

AMD Radeon HD 8730M -6%

Intel HD Graphics 6000 -6%

NVIDIA GeForce 910M -3%

AMD Radeon HD 7660D -2%

Intel HD Graphics 5600 -1%

AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo)

ATI Radeon HD 5670 1%

AMD Radeon HD 6850M 1%

AMD Radeon HD 7730M 2%

AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 2%

Intel HD Graphics 620 3%

AMD Radeon HD 6755G2 5%

NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 6%

Intel UHD Graphics 617 6%

AMD Radeon HD 8670D 7%

...

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) 3132%

100%

3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +

P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +

3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +

Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +

Ref. Match 64Bit +

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080 +

T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +

GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen

29.4 fps (5%)

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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen

28.1 fps (8%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only

min: 130 avg: 138 median: 137.5 (3%) max: 145 Samples/s

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only

min: 290 avg: 302 median: 301.5 (3%) max: 313 Samples/s

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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600

min: 778 avg: 883 median: 918 (3%) max: 953 Points

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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

FIFA 17

2016

26.8 (!) fps + Compare

25.5 (!) fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

2016

13 fps + Compare

7.7 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

No Man's Sky

2016

10.7 fps + Compare

8.5 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Mirror's Edge Catalyst

2016

6 fps + Compare

2.3 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Overwatch

2016

26.1 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Doom

2016

13.3 fps + Compare

10.9 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Ashes of the Singularity

2016

11.4 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Need for Speed 2016

2016

11.1 fps + Compare

10.4 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Hitman 2016

2016

6.1 fps + Compare

3.9 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

The Division

2016

12.3 15.1 ~ 14 fps + Compare

7.5 8.9 ~ 8 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Far Cry Primal

2016

10 17 ~ 14 fps + Compare

7 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

XCOM 2

2016

11.4 fps + Compare

3.7 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

2016

14.2 16.8 17 ~ 16 fps + Compare

8.5 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Rainbow Six Siege

2015

37.7 fps + Compare

22.9 fps + Compare

11.9 fps + Compare

8.7 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Just Cause 3

2015

15.5 fps + Compare

13.4 fps + Compare

8.3 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Star Wars Battlefront

2015

20.5 21.6 ~ 21 fps + Compare

12.8 16.8 ~ 15 fps + Compare

8.6 fps + Compare

7.5 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Assassin's Creed Syndicate

2015

11.5 fps + Compare

9.4 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Fallout 4

2015

18.3 fps + Compare

11.3 fps + Compare

6.5 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3

2015

17.6 fps + Compare

14.8 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Anno 2205

2015

27.6 fps + Compare

14.8 fps + Compare

6.1 fps + Compare

2.2 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

FIFA 16

2015

44.2 55.1 ~ 50 fps + Compare

28.5 33.7 ~ 31 fps + Compare

16 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

World of Warships

2015

39.7 50.1 ~ 45 fps + Compare

24.2 38.7 ~ 31 fps + Compare

12.5 17.3 ~ 15 fps + Compare

8.4 10.6 ~ 10 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Metal Gear Solid V

2015

49.8 fps + Compare

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
HP EliteBook 725 G3-P4T48EA	Pro A10-8700B	4096 MB	200-720 / MHz	Single-Channel 16.300.2311.0 (Crimson 16.7.3)	300

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
HP EliteBook 725 G3-P4T48EA	Pro A10-8700B	4096 MB	200-720 / MHz	Single-Channel 16.300.2311.0 (Crimson 16.7.3)	274

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Asus X555DA-BB11	A10-8700P	8192 MB	626 / 667 MHz	512MB DDR3 15.201.1101.1002	42842
HP ProBook 455 T1B79UT	A10-8700P	8192 MB	720 / 800 MHz	512MB DDR3 2015.0821.1030.17037	49768
HP Pavilion 17-g054ng	A10-8700P	8192 MB	720 / 1333 MHz	Dual-Channel Memory 15.10.1020.1004	57637
HP Pavilion 15-ab052ng	A10-8700P	8192 MB		Dual-Channel	57983

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Asus X555DA-BB11	A10-8700P	8192 MB	626 / 667 MHz	512MB DDR3 15.201.1101.1002	26331
HP ProBook 455 T1B79UT	A10-8700P	8192 MB	720 / 800 MHz	512MB DDR3 2015.0821.1030.17037	31961
HP Pavilion 15-ab052ng	A10-8700P	8192 MB		Dual-Channel	38149
HP Pavilion 17-g054ng	A10-8700P	8192 MB	720 / 1333 MHz	Dual-Channel Memory 15.10.1020.1004	39418

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Asus X555DA-BB11	A10-8700P	8192 MB	626 / 667 MHz	512MB DDR3 15.201.1101.1002	3248
HP ProBook 455 T1B79UT	A10-8700P	8192 MB	720 / 800 MHz	512MB DDR3 2015.0821.1030.17037	3463
HP EliteBook 725 G3-P4T48EA	Pro A10-8700B	4096 MB	200-720 / MHz	Single-Channel 16.300.2311.0 (Crimson 16.7.3)	3524
HP Pavilion 15-ab052ng	A10-8700P	8192 MB		Dual-Channel	4519
HP Pavilion 17-g054ng	A10-8700P	8192 MB	720 / 1333 MHz	Dual-Channel Memory 15.10.1020.1004	4564