Radeon R5 230 vs Pro 560

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 560 with Radeon R5 230, including specs and performance data.

Pro 560
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
9.01
+1481%

Pro 560 outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 1481% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4811207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.372.09
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code namePolaris 21Caicos
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)3 April 2014 (10 years ago)

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 cores1024160
Core clock speed907 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt19 Watt
Texture fill rate58.055.000
Floating-point processing power1.858 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs648

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 1.0 x4
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth81.28 GB/s10.67 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x 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-+
FreeSync+-
​PowerPlayno data+
DDMA audiono data-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

Pro 560 9.01
+1481%
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.

Pro 560 3475
+1472%
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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Battlefield 5 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1900%
3−4
−1900%
Hitman 3 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1900%
3−4
−1900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Battlefield 5 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1900%
3−4
−1900%
Hitman 3 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1900%
3−4
−1900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1900%
3−4
−1900%
Hitman 3 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1900%
3−4
−1900%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−11 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Hitman 3 12−14 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.01 0.57
Recency 18 April 2017 3 April 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 19 Watt

Pro 560 has a 1480.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

R5 230, on the other hand, has 294.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 560 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon R5 230 is a desktop one.


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

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