Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GT 545

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 545 and Radeon R5 230, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 545
2011
1536 MB DDR3, 70 Watt
2.87
+404%

GT 545 outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 404% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7891209
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.40no data
Power efficiency2.812.06
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF116Caicos
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date14 May 2011 (13 years ago)3 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores144160
Core clock speed720 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,170 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt19 Watt
Texture fill rate17.285.000
Floating-point processing power0.4147 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs248

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 1.0 x4
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneN/A

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s10.67 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
​PowerPlayno data+
DDMA audiono data-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.1-

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.

GT 545 2.87
+404%
R5 230 0.57

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 545 1104
+400%
R5 230 221

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.87 0.57
Recency 14 May 2011 3 April 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 19 Watt

GT 545 has a 403.5% higher aggregate performance score.

R5 230, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 268.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 545 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 545
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