The Radeon R5 230 is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3050 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's CA$250.17 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R5 230
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 85% cheaper – CA$42.99 vs CA$293.16
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 85% less energy – 19 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 3050 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Average FPS
102
100%
Min 1% FPS
57
100%
Price, CA$
CA$42.99
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.42/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Average FPS
83
81%
Min 1% FPS
44
77%
Price, CA$
CA$293.16
14%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.53/FPS
12%
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Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 3050 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 3050 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 3050 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
10.67 GB/s
5%
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
4%
Texture Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
4%
FP32
200 GFLOPS
2%
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
9.098 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R5 230 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $249.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
19 W | Power Consumption | 130 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.5 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 56.86 GPixel/s |
| 5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 142.2 GTexel/s |
| 200 GFLOPS | FP32 | 9.098 TFLOPS |
