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Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 6600 XT

Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 6600 XT: 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

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Updated 86 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6600 XT

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

Buy for CA$717.01 on Amazon

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Updated 85 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 86 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6600 XT

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

Buy for CA$717.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 85 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 $379

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D OC 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Sapphire 11309-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB GDDR6 HDMI/3DisplayPort PCI-Express 4.0 Video Card

XFX Speedster QICK308 Radeon RX 6600 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-66XT8LBDQ

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6600 XT 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 Radeon RX 6600 XT is 2675 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R5 230.

Advantages of Radeon R5 230

Up to 94% cheaper than Radeon RX 6600 XT - CA$42.99 vs CA$717.01
Up to 94% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon RX 6600 XT - CA$0.60 vs CA$9.69 per FPS
Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT - 19 vs 160 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6600 XT

Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon R5 230 - 74 vs 72 FPS
Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 8 vs 1 GB

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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014

FPS

72

97%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.6/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 86 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021

FPS

74

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$9.69/FPS

6%

Price, CA$

CA$717.01

5%

FPS Winner

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

Buy for CA$717.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 85 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021

118

FPS

121

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

391

FPS

392

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

157

FPS

159

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

713

FPS

722

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

184

FPS

187

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%

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

165.7 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

331.4 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R5 230	vs	Radeon RX 6600 XT
Apr 3rd, 2014	Release Date	Jul 30th, 2021
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi II
Not Available	MSRP	$379
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
1 GB	Memory	8 GB
DDR3	Type	GDDR6
64-bit	Bus	128-bit
10.67 GB/s	Bandwidth	256 GB/s
625 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1968 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2589 MHz
667 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

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Radeon RX 6600 XT

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CA$42.99

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CA$717.01

Radeon RX 6750 XT

CA$699.87

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