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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 1113 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 45% better in Rust than Radeon RX 550 - 126 vs 87 FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 19 vs 50 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 Low Profile Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
13.206550449022716%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
13.206550449022716%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| Not Available | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R5 230 or Radeon RX 550
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
14 FPS
CA$105.23/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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36 FPS
CA$29.21/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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36 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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14 FPS
CA$123.25/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 8 TB HDD
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