Radeon R5 230 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 with Radeon R5 230, including specs and performance data.
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 1623% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 498 | 1263 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.13 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake Xe | Caicos |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 15 August 2020 (4 years ago) | 3 April 2014 (11 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 | 96 | 160 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 19 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 5.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.2 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
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 support | no data | PCIe 1.0 x4 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | N/A |
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 | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 10.67 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 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 | - |
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+1767%
|
3−4
−1767%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+1700%
|
5−6
−1700%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+1675%
|
8−9
−1675%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+2167%
|
3−4
−2167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+1767%
|
3−4
−1767%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+1700%
|
5−6
−1700%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+2167%
|
3−4
−2167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+1767%
|
3−4
−1767%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75
+1675%
|
4−5
−1675%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 100−110
+1960%
|
5−6
−1960%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 45−50
+2300%
|
2−3
−2300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.13 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 15 August 2020 | 3 April 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 40 nm |
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 1622.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.
Be aware that Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R5 230 is a desktop one.
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