RTX A4000 vs Radeon R5 (Carrizo)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 (Carrizo) with RTX A4000, including specs and performance data.
RTX A4000 outperforms R5 (Carrizo) by a whopping 2654% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 981 | 87 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.70 | 25.50 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Carrizo | GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 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 | 256 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 299.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 19.17 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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 | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−2567%
|
160−170
+2567%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−2600%
|
270−280
+2600%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−2567%
|
80−85
+2567%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−2567%
|
160−170
+2567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−2627%
|
300−310
+2627%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−2603%
|
1000−1050
+2603%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−2539%
|
950−1000
+2539%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Dota 2 | 20−22
−2650%
|
550−600
+2650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−2600%
|
270−280
+2600%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−2567%
|
80−85
+2567%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−2567%
|
160−170
+2567%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−2567%
|
80−85
+2567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−2627%
|
300−310
+2627%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−2603%
|
1000−1050
+2603%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Dota 2 | 20−22
−2650%
|
550−600
+2650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−2600%
|
270−280
+2600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
−2567%
|
160−170
+2567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−2627%
|
300−310
+2627%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−2603%
|
1000−1050
+2603%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8
−2614%
|
190−200
+2614%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−2500%
|
130−140
+2500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−2400%
|
300−310
+2400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−2400%
|
400−450
+2400%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
−2600%
|
270−280
+2600%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−2600%
|
27−30
+2600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−2567%
|
80−85
+2567%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−2567%
|
80−85
+2567%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−2567%
|
400−450
+2567%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
−2650%
|
220−230
+2650%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 3−4
−2567%
|
80−85
+2567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−2567%
|
80−85
+2567%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−2567%
|
80−85
+2567%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.60 | 44.07 |
| Recency | 4 June 2015 | 12 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 140 Watt |
R5 (Carrizo) has 1066.7% lower power consumption.
RTX A4000, on the other hand, has a 2654.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Carrizo) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R5 (Carrizo) is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4000 is a workstation one.
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