Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 838 days older than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 44% better in Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 98 vs 68 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - CA$42.99 vs CA$399.99
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 19 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 6 vs 1 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for CA$42.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 224 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
68
69.38775510204081%
Value, CA$/FPS
Price, CA$
CA$399.99
10%
Buy for CA$399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 223 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
3.047665488236011%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
3.65764447695684%
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
---|---|---|
Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |