To calculate the index we compare the characteristics of graphics cards against their prices.
R5 230 vs R5 Graphics
Price now
229$
Games supported
39%
- Interface IGP
- Core clock speed 497 MHz
- Max video memory System Shared
- Memory type System Shared
- Memory clock speed System Shared
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 0
- Max video memory 4096 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 0
- Maximum resolution
Price now
66$
Games supported
49%
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | not rated | 1065 |
| Place by popularity | 99 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Spectre SL | Caicos |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 17 September 2014 (8 years old) | 3 April 2014 (8 years old) |
| Current price | $229 | $66 |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
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 cores | 256 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 497 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 720 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,410 million | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.952 | 5.000 |
| Floating-point performance | 388.1 gflops | 200.0 gflops |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on 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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 1.0 x4 |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | N/A |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | System Shared | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 10.67 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| Eyefinity | no data | 1 |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| DisplayPort support | no data | - |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| CrossFire | no data | 1 |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| HD3D | no data | - |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | - |
| PowerPlay | no data | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | - |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
| Mantle | no data | - |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 17 September 2014 | 3 April 2014 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | 160 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 19 Watt |
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Competitors of Radeon R5 Graphics by NVIDIA
It seems that there's no NVIDIA equivalent for Radeon R5 Graphics. The nearest candidate is GeForce GT 240, however, it's 0% faster and higher by 0 positions in our rating.
Competitors of Radeon R5 230 by NVIDIA
According to our data, the nearest equivalent to Radeon R5 230 by NVIDIA is GeForce GT 220, which is slower by 4% and lower by 5 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon R5 230:
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