The Radeon R5 230 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1070 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's CA$454.43 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R5 230
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 91% cheaper – CA$42.99 vs CA$497.42
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 87% less energy – 19 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1070
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 1070 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Average FPS
102
100%
Min 1% FPS
57
100%
Price, CA$
CA$42.99
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.42/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1070
Jun 10th, 2016
Average FPS
82
80%
Min 1% FPS
43
75%
Price, CA$
CA$497.42
8%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.06/FPS
7%
Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 1070 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 1070 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 1070 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
10.67 GB/s
4%
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
2%
Texture Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
2%
FP32
200 GFLOPS
3%
GeForce GTX 1070
Jun 10th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.463 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R5 230 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 10th, 2016 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $379.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
19 W | Power Consumption | 150 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.5 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 107.7 GPixel/s |
| 5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 202 GTexel/s |
| 200 GFLOPS | FP32 | 6.463 TFLOPS |
