Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs R5 M230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M230 with Radeon Pro 5700 XT, including specs and performance data.

R5 M230
2014
4 GB DDR3
1.02

Pro 5700 XT outperforms R5 M230 by a whopping 2821% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1153214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data17.65
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameJetNavi 10
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2014 (12 years ago)4 August 2020 (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 cores3202560
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed825 MHz1243 MHz
Boost clock speed855 MHz1499 MHz
Number of transistors690 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown130 Watt
Texture fill rate17.10239.8
Floating-point processing power0.5472 TFLOPS7.675 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs20160
L1 Cache80 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KB4 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
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s384.0 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 outputsNo outputs
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 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkan-1.2
Mantle+-

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
Pro 5700 XT 29.79
+2821%

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 427
Samples: 125
Pro 5700 XT 12457
+2817%
Samples: 39

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
−2800%
290−300
+2800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Fortnite 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2757%
200−210
+2757%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−2789%
260−270
+2789%
Valorant 30−35
−2803%
900−950
+2803%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−2700%
700−750
+2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Dota 2 14−16
−2567%
400−450
+2567%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Fortnite 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2757%
200−210
+2757%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−2789%
260−270
+2789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2733%
170−180
+2733%
Valorant 30−35
−2803%
900−950
+2803%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Dota 2 14−16
−2567%
400−450
+2567%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2757%
200−210
+2757%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−2789%
260−270
+2789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2733%
170−180
+2733%
Valorant 30−35
−2803%
900−950
+2803%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−2650%
110−120
+2650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 6−7
−2733%
170−180
+2733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−2627%
300−310
+2627%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2733%
85−90
+2733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−2757%
400−450
+2757%
Valorant 5−6
−2700%
140−150
+2700%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%

This is how R5 M230 and Pro 5700 XT compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5700 XT is 2800% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 29.79
Recency 7 January 2014 4 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

Pro 5700 XT has a 2821% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT 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 Radeon Pro 5700 XT is a workstation one.

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