ATI Radeon HD 4200 vs GeForce GT 230

Place in the ranking	1228	1433
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	0.80	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	G94B	RS880
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 October 2009 (16 years ago)	1 August 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$43.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	40
Core clock speed	650 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	181 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	15.60	2.000
Floating-point processing power	0.156 TFLOPS	0.04 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	24	4
L2 Cache	64 KB	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.0	4.1
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.0
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.1	-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GT 230 0.78
+189%

ATI HD 4200 0.27

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 230 323
+191%

Samples: 264

ATI HD 4200 111
Samples: 1302

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

Cyberpunk 2077

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 27 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.78	0.27
Recency	12 October 2009	1 August 2009

GT 230 has a 189% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

The GeForce GT 230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4200 in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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