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Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce RTX 3070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R5 230

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

maxsun AMD Radeon R5 200 Series 1G Graphics Card GPU 2G DDR3 Video Card (DVI-I, HDMI, VGA) - Low Profile Ready (R5 230 LP)

Buy for CA$42.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card

Buy for CA$1,309.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

Radeon R5 230

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

maxsun AMD Radeon R5 200 Series 1G Graphics Card GPU 2G DDR3 Video Card (DVI-I, HDMI, VGA) - Low Profile Ready (R5 230 LP)

Buy for CA$42.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card

Buy for CA$1,309.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

maxsun AMD Radeon R5 200 Series 1G Graphics Card GPU 2G DDR3 Video Card (DVI-I, HDMI, VGA) - Low Profile Ready (R5 230 LP)

Buy on Amazon

CA$42.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Prices and Stock
MSRP $499

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R5 230 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R5 230 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2343 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R5 230.

Advantages of Radeon R5 230

Up to 97% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - CA$42.99 vs CA$1309.22
Up to 97% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than GeForce RTX 3070 - CA$0.10 vs CA$2.90 per FPS
Consumes up to 91% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 19 vs 220 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070

Performs up to 8% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon R5 230 - 452 vs 417 FPS
Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 8 vs 1 GB

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014

FPS

417

92%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.1/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$42.99

100%

Value Winner

maxsun AMD Radeon R5 200 Series 1G Graphics Card GPU 2G DDR3 Video Card (DVI-I, HDMI, VGA) - Low Profile Ready (R5 230 LP)

Buy for CA$42.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

FPS

452

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.9/FPS

3%

Price, CA$

CA$1309.22

3%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD REV2.0 Video Card

Buy for CA$1,309.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

136

FPS

118

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

395

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

176

FPS

157

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

794

FPS

713

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

204

FPS

184

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

2.5 GPixel/s

2%

Texel Fillrate

5 GTexel/s

2%

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R5 230	vs	GeForce RTX 3070
Apr 3rd, 2014	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2020
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
Not Available	MSRP	$499
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
1 GB	Memory	8 GB
DDR3	Type	GDDR6
64-bit	Bus	256-bit
10.67 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
625 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1500 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1725 MHz
667 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R5 230 or GeForce RTX 3070

With selected game settings

STGAubron Gaming PC Image

STGAubron Gaming PC

330 FPS

CA$3.94/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i7-11700KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,299.99

In Stock

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CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

339 FPS

CA$4.33/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-11900KF

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,467.37

In Stock

CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

371 FPS

CA$10.26/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-12900KF

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

CA$3,807.71

In Stock

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Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC

301 FPS

CA$9.1/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 7 5800

16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

CA$2,739.99

In Stock

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Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-650-UR14 Gaming Desktop PC

388 FPS

CA$5.94/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i7-13700F

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

CA$2,305.46

In Stock

ASUS ROG Strix GA15DK Gaming Desktop PC Image

ASUS ROG Strix GA15DK Gaming Desktop PC

319 FPS

CA$6.58/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$2,099.99

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

258 FPS

CA$15.5/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-10850K

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$3,999.99

In Stock

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Dell XPS Tower 2023 Desktop PC

384 FPS

CA$6.43/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i7-13700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$2,469.15

In Stock

HP Envy TE02 2023 Desktop PC Image

HP Envy TE02 2023 Desktop PC

361 FPS

CA$9.01/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-12900

64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

CA$3,252.15

In Stock

Radeon R5 230 and GeForce RTX 3070 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

CA$1,384.84

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 3060

CA$515.32

CA$42.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

CA$538.95

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 4060

CA$479.04

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$390.93

CA$42.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

CA$783.2

CA$42.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

CA$1,029.99

CA$42.99

CA$297.64

CA$42.99

CA$227.06

CA$42.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

CA$648.98

CA$42.99

CA$119.99

CA$42.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

CA$1,876.9

CA$42.99

CA$430.05

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 4070

CA$949.74

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

CA$1,968

CA$42.99

CA$218.82

CA$42.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

CA$717.01

CA$42.99

GeForce GT 1030

CA$126.99

CA$42.99

CA$104.97

CA$42.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

CA$699.87

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 2060

CA$579.99

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 4090

CA$5,299.99

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

CA$619.99

CA$42.99

CA$88.98

CA$42.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

CA$1,359.49

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 4080

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

CA$899.99

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

CA$799.54

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

CA$1,907.13

CA$42.99

GeForce RTX 3080

CA$42.99

CA$779.99

CA$42.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

CA$449.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

CA$1,384.84

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 3060

CA$515.32

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

Radeon RX 7600 XT

CA$538.95

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 4060

CA$479.04

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$390.93

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

Radeon RX 7800 XT

CA$783.2

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

Radeon RX 7900 XT

CA$1,029.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

CA$297.64

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

CA$227.06

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

Radeon RX 7700 XT

CA$648.98

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

CA$119.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

CA$1,876.9

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

CA$430.05

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 4070

CA$949.74

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

CA$1,968

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

CA$218.82

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

Radeon RX 6600 XT

CA$717.01

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce GT 1030

CA$126.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

CA$104.97

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

Radeon RX 6750 XT

CA$699.87

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 2060

CA$579.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 4090

CA$5,299.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

CA$619.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

CA$88.98

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

Radeon RX 6700 XT

CA$1,359.49

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 4080

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

CA$899.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

CA$799.54