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 Codename Carrizo Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 Pipelines 512 - unified Core Speed 800 (Boost) MHz Memory Bus Width 64/128 Bit Shared Memory yes API DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), OpenGL 4.4 Power Consumption 12-35 Watt Transistor Count 2.4 Billion technology 28 nm Features UVD 6, VCE Notebook Size medium sized Date of Announcement 04.06.2015
CPU in Radeon R7 (Carrizo) GPU Base Speed GPU Boost / Turbo AMD FX-8800P 4 x 2100 MHz, 12-35 W ? MHz 800 MHz AMD Pro A12-8800B 4 x 2100 MHz, 12-35 W ? MHz 800 MHz min. - max. ? MHz 800 MHz
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
3.6 pt (4%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 59749 avg: 61071 median: 61071 (7%) max: 62393 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 36757 avg: 41182 median: 41181.5 (6%) max: 45606 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 3247 avg: 4509 median: 4470 (5%) max: 5550 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 4250 avg: 6479 median: 7431 (2%) max: 8149 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 689 avg: 996 median: 1063 (0%) max: 1170 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 782 avg: 1108 median: 1137 (1%) max: 1374 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 32549 avg: 49874 median: 53922 (7%) max: 58437 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1527 avg: 1977 median: 1922 (3%) max: 2753 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1546 avg: 1793 median: 1792 (2%) max: 2043 Points
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3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 4300 avg: 4923 median: 5200 (2%) max: 5268 Points
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 3848 avg: 4420 median: 4476 (3%) max: 4935 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
min: 5276 avg: 6547 median: 6528 (9%) max: 7857 Points
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
14.7 fps (3%)
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 4508 avg: 4920 median: 5071 (4%) max: 5182 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 16.37 avg: 21.1 median: 17.9 (7%) max: 29.12 fps
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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
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
55.1 fps (2%)
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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
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
15.7 fps (4%)
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 19.63 avg: 24.5 median: 24.5 (1%) max: 29.3 fps
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 165 avg: 199.3 median: 208 (1%) max: 225 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 340 avg: 389 median: 394 (1%) max: 433 Samples/s
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 1125 avg: 1351 median: 1345 (1%) max: 1583 points
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
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* 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.
34.2 (!) [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
Problem during benchmarking occured: severe graphical problems 38.5 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 36 fps
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23.5 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
23.5 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ 1280x720
AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 24 fps
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11.2 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
13 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 12 fps
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11.5 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ 1280x720
AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
12.3 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 12 fps
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22.4 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
25 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 24 fps
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13.7 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ 1280x720
AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
14.6 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 14 fps
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13 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
16 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 15 fps
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11 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
15 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 13 fps
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5 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
8 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
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70 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
85.7 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 78 fps
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24.1 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ 1280x720
AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
26.6 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 25 fps
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26.4 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
27 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ 1280x720
AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 27 fps
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8 [X] Lenovo IdeaPad Y700-15ACZ AMD FX-8800P 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
8.9 [X] HP EliteBook 745 G3 Dual-Channel
AMD Pro A12-8800B 2.1GHz
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
~ 8 fps
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