Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon R9 390 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 441 days older than Radeon R9 390.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 105% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon R9 390 - 76 vs 37 FPS
- Consumes up to 93% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 19 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 8 vs 1 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
3.90625%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
3.125%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
