ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 230

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Combined performance score

GT 230
0.83
+56.6%

GeForce GT 230 outperforms Radeon HD 4650 AGP by 57% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking10971179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.01no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG94BRV730
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (14 years old)10 September 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$43.99 no data
Current price$123 (2.8x MSRP)$249
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 230 and ATI HD 4650 AGP have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores48320
Core clock speed650 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors505 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt48 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6019.20
Floating-point performance156 gflops384.0 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s12.8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GT 230 0.83
+56.6%
ATI HD 4650 AGP 0.53

GeForce GT 230 outperforms Radeon HD 4650 AGP by 57% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 230 323
+56%
ATI HD 4650 AGP 207

GeForce GT 230 outperforms Radeon HD 4650 AGP by 56% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.83 0.53
Recency 12 October 2009 10 September 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 48 Watt

The GeForce GT 230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4650 AGP in performance tests.


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

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