RTX A5000 vs Radeon R5 M230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M230 with RTX A5000, including specs and performance data.

R5 M230
2014
4 GB DDR3
1.02

RTX A5000 outperforms R5 M230 by a whopping 5296% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking115351
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data18.43
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameJetGA102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2014 (12 years ago)12 April 2021 (5 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 cores3208192
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed825 MHz1170 MHz
Boost clock speed855 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors690 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown230 Watt
Texture fill rate17.10433.9
Floating-point processing power0.5472 TFLOPS27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs20256
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data64
L1 Cache80 KB8 MB
L2 Cache128 KB6 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6
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 M230 1.02
RTX A5000 55.04
+5296%

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 M230 429
Samples: 127
RTX A5000 22971
+5255%
Samples: 914

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 HD10
−4900%
500−550
+4900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Fortnite 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−4900%
450−500
+4900%
Valorant 30−35
−5223%
1650−1700
+5223%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−5100%
1300−1350
+5100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Dota 2 14−16
−5233%
800−850
+5233%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Fortnite 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−4900%
450−500
+4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%
Valorant 30−35
−5223%
1650−1700
+5223%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Dota 2 14−16
−5233%
800−850
+5233%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−4900%
450−500
+4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%
Valorant 30−35
−5223%
1650−1700
+5223%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−5150%
210−220
+5150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−4900%
550−600
+4900%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−5257%
750−800
+5257%
Valorant 5−6
−5100%
260−270
+5100%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

This is how R5 M230 and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 is 4900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 55.04
Recency 7 January 2014 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A5000 has a 5296% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M230 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 M230 is a notebook graphics card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.

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