AK-47 vs FAMAS

Damage

The AK-47 deals more damage (27) than the FAMAS (20).

The AK-47 fires slower (600 RPM) than the FAMAS (666 RPM).

The AK-47 deals more damage per second (270) than the FAMAS (222).

The AK-47 loses less damage due to distance (1.9 %) than the FAMAS (3.8 %).

The AK-47 has higher armour penetration (77.5 %) than the FAMAS (70 %).

Accuracy and mobility

The AK-47 is more accurate (7) than the FAMAS (8.2).

The AK-47 has more movement penalty (14 %) than the FAMAS (12 %).

Economy

The AK-47 and the FAMAS are not able to be purchased by the same team.

The AK-47 earns the same kill reward ($ 300) as the FAMAS ($ 300).

Other attributes

The AK-47 has a larger clip (30) than the FAMAS (25).

The AK-47 has the same ammunition in reserve (90) as the FAMAS (90).

The AK-47 reloads faster (2.4 s) than the FAMAS (3.3 s).

The AK-47 deploys at the same speed (1 s) as the FAMAS (1 s).

Closing thoughts

As the defacto Terrorist rifle, the AK-47 is likely the strongest all-round weapon in the game. While its stellar damage at a distance and other attributes are what you would expect from a rifle, compared to other rifles it also has a notably fast reload time at merely 2.4 seconds.

The FAMAS is the Counter-Terrorist budget rifle option. It gives you everything you would expect from a rifle but does not excel at any of it.

In practice, players also tend to perform poorly with it unless they are experienced as its recoil pattern is trickier than many other weapons.

The FAMAS does have a more burst mode which will fire 3 rounds in succession. This mode is more accurate, but the gaps between bursts reduces the overall rate of fire significantly which results in reduced damage per second and less flexibility.