Radeon RX 7600M XT vs R5 230

Place in the ranking	1219	160
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.09	19.57
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code name	Caicos	Navi 33
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	3 April 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 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	2048
Core clock speed	no data	1280 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2469 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.000	316.0
Floating-point processing power	0.2 TFLOPS	20.23 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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 size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 1.0 x4	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	N/A	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	10.67 GB/s	288.0 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	Portable Device Dependent
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	-	1.3

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.

R5 230 0.56

RX 7600M XT 33.05
+5802%

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 230 221

RX 7600M XT 13090
+5823%

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	1−2 −11500%	116 +11500%
1440p	0−1	55
4K	0−1	33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	105 +0%	105 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	90 +0%	90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	255 +0%	255 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	109 +0%	109 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	82 +0%	82 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Dota 2	89 +0%	89 +0%
Far Cry 5	70 +0%	70 +0%
Fortnite	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	208 +0%	208 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	132 +0%	132 +0%
Metro Exodus	90 +0%	90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	60 +0%	60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Dota 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180 +0%	180 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70 +0%	70 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	69 +0%	69 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
World of Tanks	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120 +0%	120 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	92 +0%	92 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +0%	74 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1 +0%	1 +0%
Dota 2	74 +0%	74 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	74 +0%	74 +0%
Metro Exodus	35 +0%	35 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +0%	74 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Dota 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	64 +0%	64 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

This is how R5 230 and RX 7600M XT compete in popular games:

RX 7600M XT is 11500% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.56	33.05
Recency	3 April 2014	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	120 Watt

R5 230 has 531.6% lower power consumption.

RX 7600M XT, on the other hand, has a 5801.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600M XT 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 RX 7600M XT is a notebook one.

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