The Radeon R5 230 is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2070 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's CA$357.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R5 230
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 89% cheaper – CA$42.99 vs CA$399.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 89% less energy – 19 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2070
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 2070 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Average FPS
102
100%
Min 1% FPS
57
100%
Price, CA$
CA$42.99
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.42/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 2070
Oct 17th, 2018
Average FPS
101
99%
Min 1% FPS
57
100%
Price, CA$
CA$399.99
10%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.96/FPS
11%
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CA$399.99
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CA$299.99
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Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 2070 in My Games
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 RTX 2070 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 2070 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
10.67 GB/s
2%
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
2%
Texture Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
2%
FP32
200 GFLOPS
3%
GeForce RTX 2070
Oct 17th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
448 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
103.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
233.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.465 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R5 230 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2018 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $499.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
19 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.5 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 103.7 GPixel/s |
| 5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 233.3 GTexel/s |
| 200 GFLOPS | FP32 | 7.465 TFLOPS |
