Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q vs Radeon R5 230

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
HD 6450 HD 6450 GDDR5 HD 7450 OEM HD 7470 OEM HD 8470 OEM HD 8490 OEM R5 230 R5 230 OEM R5 235 OEM R5 235X OEM R5 310 OEM R5 A220
VS
#ad 
Buy on Amazon
3000 Mobile 3000 Max-Q 3000 Mobile Refresh 3000 X2 Mobile 4000 Mobile 4000 Max-Q 5000 Mobile 5000 Max-Q 5000 Mobile Refresh 5000 X2 Mobile 6000 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 230 with Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

R5 230
2014
4 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
0.48

RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 6213% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Share:
R5 230 R5 230
RTX 5000 Max-Q RTX 5000 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1304206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.9529.16
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameCaicosTU104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date3 April 2014 (12 years ago)27 May 2019 (6 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 cores1603072
Core clock speedno data600 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1350 MHz
Number of transistors370 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate5.000259.2
Floating-point processing power0.2 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48
L1 Cache16 KB3 MB
L2 Cache128 KB4 MB

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 1.0 x4no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsN/ANone

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.67 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
​PowerPlay+no data
DDMA audio-no data
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R5 230 0.48
RTX 5000 Max-Q 30.30
+6213%

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.

R5 230 201
Samples: 7
RTX 5000 Max-Q 12642
+6190%
Samples: 231

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 HD1−2
−10500%
106
+10500%
1440p1−2
−6400%
65
+6400%
4K0−143

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 120
+0%
120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Dota 2 122
+0%
122
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 108
+0%
108
+0%
Metro Exodus 73
+0%
73
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 145
+0%
145
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Dota 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
+0%
83
+0%
Valorant 141
+0%
141
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+0%
50
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 99
+0%
99
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how R5 230 and RTX 5000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 10500% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 6400% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.48 30.30
Recency 3 April 2014 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 80 Watt

R5 230 has 321% lower power consumption.

RTX 5000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 6213% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 230 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

R5 230 Radeon R5 230
vs
ATI HD 4650 AGP Radeon HD 4650 AGP
RTX 5000 Max-Q Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
vs
RTX A3000 Mobile RTX A3000 Mobile
R5 230 Radeon R5 230
vs
HD 6450 Radeon HD 6450
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
ATI FireGL V3600 FireGL V3600
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
ATI FireMV 2250 FireMV 2250
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
Iris Pro Graphics P6300 Pro Graphics P6300
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
ATI Mobility HD 4250 IGP Radeon HD 4250 IGP
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
GeForce2 MX + nForce 220 MX + nForce 220
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
RTX 2080 Super Mobile RTX 2080 Super Mobile
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
RTX 2080 Super Max-Q RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
RTX 2070 Super Mobile RTX 2070 Super Mobile
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
RTX 2060 SUPER Mobile RTX 2060 SUPER Mobile
R5 230 AMD Radeon R5 230
vs
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G4 Lake-U Xe Graphics G4

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.

2.8 272 votes

Rate Radeon R5 230 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.8 58 votes

Rate Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Radeon R5 230 or Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.