Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Place in performance ranking	59	1166
Place by popularity	51	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.39	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GP102	Caicos
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	28 February 2017 (7 years ago)	3 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$321 (0.5x MSRP)	$76

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Ti 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	3584	160
Core clock speed	1481 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1600 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	91 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	354.4	5.000
Floating-point performance	11,340 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	no data	PCIe 1.0 x4
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	168 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	N/A
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5X	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	11000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	484.4 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Eyefinity	no data	1
HDMI	+	+
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	-
GPU Boost	3.0	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	+	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 1080 Ti 47.96
+8314%

R5 230 0.57

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti outperforms Radeon R5 230 by 8314% 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 1080 Ti 18561
+8299%

R5 230 221

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti outperforms Radeon R5 230 by 8299% 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	129 +12800%	1−2 −12800%
1440p	85 +8400%	1−2 −8400%
4K	66	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

85−90
+8700%

1−2

−8700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100 +9900%	1−2 −9900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85	0−1
Battlefield 5	166 +16500%	1−2 −16500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +13000%	1−2 −13000%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
Far Cry 5	120 +11900%	1−2 −11900%
Far Cry New Dawn	104 +10300%	1−2 −10300%
Forza Horizon 4	147 +14600%	1−2 −14600%
Hitman 3	150−160 +15300%	1−2 −15300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +10300%	1−2 −10300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 +11900%	1−2 −11900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +8500%	1−2 −8500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 +8900%	1−2 −8900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85	0−1
Battlefield 5	154 +15300%	1−2 −15300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	61	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
Far Cry 5	117 +11600%	1−2 −11600%
Far Cry New Dawn	102 +10100%	1−2 −10100%
Forza Horizon 4	145 +14400%	1−2 −14400%
Hitman 3	150−160 +15300%	1−2 −15300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +10300%	1−2 −10300%
Metro Exodus	90 +8900%	1−2 −8900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	113 +11200%	1−2 −11200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +12900%	1−2 −12900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +8500%	1−2 −8500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	71	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85	0−1
Battlefield 5	149 +14800%	1−2 −14800%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
Far Cry 5	109 +10800%	1−2 −10800%
Far Cry New Dawn	94 +9300%	1−2 −9300%
Forza Horizon 4	120 +11900%	1−2 −11900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 +9700%	1−2 −9700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +8500%	1−2 −8500%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +9000%	1−2 −9000%
Hitman 3	95−100 +9400%	1−2 −9400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75	0−1
Metro Exodus	56	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	41	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60	0−1
Battlefield 5	118 +11700%	1−2 −11700%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45	0−1
Far Cry 5	97 +9600%	1−2 −9600%
Far Cry New Dawn	88 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
Forza Horizon 4	102 +10100%	1−2 −10100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	52	0−1
Hitman 3	50−55	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	0−1
Metro Exodus	35	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	27	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	41	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	70	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	0−1
Far Cry 5	55	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	57	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	75	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27	0−1

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and R5 230 compete in popular games:

GTX 1080 Ti is 12800% faster in 1080p
GTX 1080 Ti is 8400% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	47.96	0.57
Recency	28 February 2017	3 April 2014
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	19 Watt