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AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo)

AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo)

The AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo) is an integrated graphics card in the fastest Carrizo APUs. At launch in mid 2015 the R7 was used in the AMD FX-8800P SoC with 512 GCN shaders and 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 R7 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 R7 depends on the configured TDP (12 - 35 Watt) of the chip. AMD e.g. published 3DMark 11 scores of a 15 and 35 Watt version, where the 35 Watt version was 38% faster than the 15 Watt version. Demanding games like Evolve or Far Cry 4 will struggle to achieve fluent frame rates. However, less demanding games like Call of Duty: AW may even run in high detail settings (see the slightly slower 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).

Radeon R (Carrizo) Series

Radeon R7 (Carrizo) 512 @ 0.8 GHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R6 (Carrizo) compare 384 @ 0.8 GHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R5 (Carrizo) compare 256 @ 0.8 GHz64/128 Bit
CodenameCarrizo
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0
Pipelines512 - unified
Core Speed800 (Boost) MHz
Memory Bus Width64/128 Bit
Shared Memoryyes
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), OpenGL 4.4
Power Consumption12-35 Watt
Transistor Count2.4 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesUVD 6, VCE
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement04.06.2015
CPU in Radeon R7 (Carrizo)GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD FX-8800P4 x 2100 MHz, 12-35 W? MHz800 MHz
AMD Pro A12-8800B4 x 2100 MHz, 12-35 W? MHz800 MHz
min. - max.? MHz800 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
3.6 pt (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 59749     avg: 61071     median: 61071 (7%)     max: 62393 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1527     avg: 1977     median: 1922 (3%)     max: 2753 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 3848     avg: 4420     median: 4476 (3%)     max: 4935 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 5276     avg: 6547     median: 6528 (9%)     max: 7857 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 21.3     avg: 28.3     median: 28.7 (7%)     max: 34.61 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 82.3     avg: 91     median: 91 (1%)     max: 99.6 fps
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 19.63     avg: 24.5     median: 24.5 (1%)     max: 29.3 fps
- 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.

low 1024x768
34.2 (!) 38.5 ~ 36 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.5 23.5 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
11.2 13 ~ 12 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.1  fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
15  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
13.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
8.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
21.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
16.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
8.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
10.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
7.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
low 1280x720
15.8 16.5 ~ 16 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
11.5 12.3 ~ 12 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
6.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
24  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
16.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
22.4 25 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
13.7 14.6 ~ 14 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
6.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
2.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
FIFA 16

FIFA 16

2015
low 1280x720
43.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1366x768
55.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
39.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
19.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
40.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
29.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
12  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Mad Max

Mad Max

2015
med. 1366x768
20.8  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
10.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
13 16 ~ 15 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
11 15 ~ 13 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
5 8 ~ 7 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
18.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
11.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
6.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
70 85.7 ~ 78 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.1 26.6 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
12.8 15.2 ~ 14 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
32.6 41.7 ~ 37 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
26.4 27 ~ 27 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
8 8.9 ~ 8 fps    + Compare