Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 1050

Place in performance ranking	361	1168
Place by popularity	19	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.99	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	Caicos
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	3 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$211 (1.9x MSRP)	$76

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 and R5 230 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	640	160
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1290 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	58.20	5.000
Floating-point performance	1,862 gflops	200.0 gflops

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 support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 1.0 x4
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	168 mm
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	N/A
SLI options	-	no data
SLI	-	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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	10.67 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Eyefinity	no data	1
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	2.2	no data
DisplayPort support	no data	-
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
CrossFire	no data	1
Enduro	no data	-
HD3D	no data	-
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	-
PowerPlay	no data	+
DDMA audio	no data	-
GameStream	+	no data
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 11
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
Mantle	no data	-
CUDA	+	no 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.

GTX 1050 13.05
+2189%

R5 230 0.57

GeForce GTX 1050 outperforms Radeon R5 230 by 2189% based on our aggregated 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%

GTX 1050 5050
+2185%

R5 230 221

GeForce GTX 1050 outperforms Radeon R5 230 by 2185% in Passmark.

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 HD	45 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
1440p	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
4K	22	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

20−22

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	0−1
Battlefield 5	56 +2700%	2−3 −2700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22	0−1
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +2200%	2−3 −2200%
Hitman 3	35−40 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	31 +3000%	1−2 −3000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	0−1
Battlefield 5	43 +4200%	1−2 −4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22	0−1
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Forza Horizon 4	49 +2350%	2−3 −2350%
Hitman 3	35−40 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Metro Exodus	17	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	0−1
Battlefield 5	36 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22	0−1
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Forza Horizon 4	34 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	0−1
Hitman 3	20−22	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20	0−1
Metro Exodus	10−12	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	0−1
Battlefield 5	27 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	0−1
Far Cry 5	21−24	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	25 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	0−1
Hitman 3	12−14	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10	0−1
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Battlefield 5	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	0−1

This is how GTX 1050 and R5 230 compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 is 4400% faster than R5 230 in 1080p
GTX 1050 is 2300% faster than R5 230 in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.05	0.57
Recency	25 October 2016	3 April 2014
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	19 Watt