Radeon R5 (Carrizo) vs R7 M460

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M460 and Radeon R5 (Carrizo), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 M460
2016
2 GB DDR3
2.52
+49.1%

R7 M460 outperforms R5 (Carrizo) by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking850963
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data3.68
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameMesoCarrizo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (9 years ago)4 June 2015 (10 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 cores384256
Core clock speed1100 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1125 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate27.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.864 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data

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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model6.0no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

R7 M460 2.52
+49.1%
R5 (Carrizo) 1.69

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 M460 2139
+25%
R5 (Carrizo) 1711

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 M460 1177
+17.6%
R5 (Carrizo) 1001

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 M460 6081
+4.8%
R5 (Carrizo) 5804

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 HD13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
God of War 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Fortnite 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
God of War 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Valorant 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+36.1%
35−40
−36.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Fortnite 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
God of War 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Valorant 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
God of War 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Valorant 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Valorant 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
God of War 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
God of War 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how R7 M460 and R5 (Carrizo) compete in popular games:

  • R7 M460 is 63% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the R7 M460 is 250% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R5 (Carrizo) is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M460 performs better in 48 tests (91%)
  • R5 (Carrizo) performs better in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.52 1.69
Recency 15 May 2016 4 June 2015

R7 M460 has a 49.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The Radeon R7 M460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Carrizo) in performance tests.

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