Radeon 760M vs R5 230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 230 with Radeon 760M, including specs and performance data.

R5 230
2014
4 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
0.57

Radeon 760M outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 2582% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1170326
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 3
GPU code nameCaicosPhoenix
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date3 April 2014 (10 years ago)5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$76 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores160512
Core clock speedno data1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2800 MHz
Number of transistors370 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt54 Watt (35 - 54 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate5.00067.20
Floating-point performance200.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R5 230 and Radeon 760M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportPCIe 1.0 x4no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth10.67 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAPortable Device Dependent
Eyefinity1no data
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort 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
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data
​PowerPlay+no data
DDMA audio-no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkanno data1.3
Mantle-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.

R5 230 0.57
Radeon 760M 15.29
+2582%

760M outperforms R5 230 by 2582% based on our aggregate 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%

R5 230 221
Radeon 760M 5906
+2572%

760M outperforms R5 230 by 2572% 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 HD1−2
−3000%
31
+3000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2900%
30
+2900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24−27
Battlefield 5 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 24
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−3500%
70−75
+3500%
Hitman 3 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5000%
50−55
+5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−5000%
51
+5000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24−27
Battlefield 5 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 18
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−3500%
70−75
+3500%
Hitman 3 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5000%
50−55
+5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−4300%
44
+4300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−3500%
36
+3500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24−27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 24−27
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−3500%
70−75
+3500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 23
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 14−16
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 12−14
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 18−20
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 8−9
Far Cry 5 0−1 24−27
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Hitman 3 0−1 18−20
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−3000%
30−35
+3000%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 16−18
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 10−11

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 24−27

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 14−16
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 10−12
Hitman 3 0−1 10−12
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 16−18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 9−10
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 14−16

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 9−10
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 7−8
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 8−9
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 0−1 8−9
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 21−24
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 16−18
Metro Exodus 0−1 14−16
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 6−7

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 14−16

This is how R5 230 and Radeon 760M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 760M is 3000% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 15.29
Recency 3 April 2014 5 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 54 Watt

The Radeon 760M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 230 is a desktop card while Radeon 760M is a notebook 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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