The Radeon R5 230 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 550 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's CA$110.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R5 230
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 72% cheaper – CA$42.99 vs CA$152.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 62% less energy – 19 vs 50 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 2 vs 1 GB
Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Average FPS
102
100%
Min 1% FPS
57
100%
Price, CA$
CA$42.99
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.42/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
46%
Min 1% FPS
20
35%
Price, CA$
CA$152.99
28%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.25/FPS
13%
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Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 550 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 Radeon RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 550 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Memory
1 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
10.67 GB/s
10%
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
13%
Texture Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
13%
FP32
200 GFLOPS
17%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R5 230 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
19 W | Power Consumption | 50 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.5 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 18.93 GPixel/s |
| 5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 37.86 GTexel/s |
| 200 GFLOPS | FP32 | 1.211 TFLOPS |
