Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics vs R5 M230

Radeon R5 M230 Radeon R5 M240 Radeon R5 M320 Radeon R5 M420 Radeon R5 M435 Radeon R6 M340DX Radeon R6 M435DX
VS
Radeon HD 7500G Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics Radeon HD 7510M Radeon HD 7520G Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics Radeon HD 7530M Radeon HD 7550M Radeon HD 7560G IGP Radeon HD 7570M Radeon HD 7590M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M230 and Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M230
2014
4 GB DDR3
1.08

HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics outperforms R5 M230 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

R5 M230 R5 M230
HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10901059
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameJetno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2014 (11 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 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 cores320736
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed825 MHz655 / 600 MHz
Boost clock speed855 MHzno data
Number of transistors690 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknownno data
Texture fill rate17.10no data
Floating-point processing power0.5472 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs20no data

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 datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data

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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+-

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 HD9
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Fortnite 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
World of Tanks 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
World of Tanks 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

This is how R5 M230 and HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics compete in popular games:

  • HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics is 11% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics is ahead in 9 tests (26%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (74%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.08 1.20
Recency 7 January 2014 15 May 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R5 M230 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics, on the other hand, has a 11.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M230 in performance tests.

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

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