FireStream 9170 vs Radeon R5 230 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1008 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.14 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | RV670 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 December 2013 (12 years ago) | 8 November 2007 (18 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 cores | 160 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 105 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.000 | 12.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2 TFLOPS | 0.512 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 667 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 December 2013 | 8 November 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 105 Watt |
R5 230 OEM has an age advantage of 6 years, a 38% more advanced lithography process, and 453% lower power consumption.
FireStream 9170, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 230 OEM and FireStream 9170. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R5 230 OEM is a desktop graphics card while FireStream 9170 is a workstation one.
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