Radeon RX 7800 XT vs R7 (Carrizo)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 (Carrizo) with Radeon RX 7800 XT, including specs and performance data.

R7 (Carrizo)
2015
12 Watt
2.02

RX 7800 XT outperforms R7 (Carrizo) by a whopping 3019% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking89330
Place by popularitynot in top-10060
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.77
Power efficiency3.9716.47
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameCarrizoNavi 32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2015 (9 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores5123840
Core clock speedno data1295 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz2430 MHz
Number of transistors2410 Million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt263 Watt
Texture fill rateno data583.2
Floating-point processing powerno data37.32 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2438 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data624.1 GB/s
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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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.

R7 (Carrizo) 2.02
RX 7800 XT 63.01
+3019%

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.

R7 (Carrizo) 1792
RX 7800 XT 65611
+3561%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

R7 (Carrizo) 5200
RX 7800 XT 134322
+2483%

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.

R7 (Carrizo) 1137
RX 7800 XT 49707
+4272%

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.

R7 (Carrizo) 7431
RX 7800 XT 202773
+2629%

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.

R7 (Carrizo) 61071
RX 7800 XT 745990
+1122%

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 HD10
−2050%
215
+2050%
1440p3−4
−3967%
122
+3967%
4K2−3
−3550%
73
+3550%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.32
1440pno data4.09
4Kno data6.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2913%
241
+2913%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−5060%
258
+5060%
Elden Ring 4−5
−5525%
225
+5525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2825%
110−120
+2825%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2400%
200
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1820%
96
+1820%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−4336%
488
+4336%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−8450%
171
+8450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2825%
110−120
+2825%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1938%
163
+1938%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1500%
80
+1500%
Dota 2 4−5
−4350%
178
+4350%
Elden Ring 4−5
−5875%
230−240
+5875%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−769%
113
+769%
Fortnite 10−11
−2370%
240−250
+2370%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−3518%
398
+3518%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−4350%
178
+4350%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−7250%
147
+7250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−975%
210−220
+975%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1338%
110−120
+1338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
−5700%
170−180
+5700%
World of Tanks 24
−1063%
270−280
+1063%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2825%
110−120
+2825%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1763%
149
+1763%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1380%
74
+1380%
Dota 2 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−838%
120−130
+838%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−2991%
340
+2991%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−975%
210−220
+975%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 1−2
−15700%
150−160
+15700%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 140
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1246%
170−180
+1246%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−7500%
75−80
+7500%
World of Tanks 12−14
−3154%
400−450
+3154%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 85−90
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−203%
97
+203%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1500%
48
+1500%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−2567%
160−170
+2567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2840%
147
+2840%
Valorant 8−9
−3088%
250−260
+3088%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−850%
152
+850%
Elden Ring 0−1 80−85
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−913%
152
+913%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−3383%
200−210
+3383%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−913%
152
+913%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1000%
22
+1000%
Dota 2 16−18
−2713%
450−500
+2713%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−10400%
100−110
+10400%
Fortnite 0−1 95−100
Valorant 2−3
−7150%
140−150
+7150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 140
+0%
140
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 243
+0%
243
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 42
+0%
42
+0%
Metro Exodus 63
+0%
63
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+0%
130
+0%

This is how R7 (Carrizo) and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 2050% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 3967% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 3550% faster in 4K

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

  • in Elden Ring, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 15700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is ahead in 47 tests (82%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.02 63.01
Recency 4 June 2015 25 August 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 263 Watt

R7 (Carrizo) has 2091.7% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 3019.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Carrizo) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 (Carrizo) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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