The Radeon R5 230 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 6800 XT, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's CA$1637.63 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R5 230
- Up to 97% cheaper – CA$42.99 vs CA$1680.62
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 94% less energy – 19 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6800 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 1500% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 1 GB
Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Average FPS
102
64%
Min 1% FPS
57
59%
Price, CA$
CA$42.99
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.42/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Oct 28th, 2020
Average FPS
159
100%
Min 1% FPS
97
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1680.62
2%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$10.56/FPS
4%
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Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT 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 6800 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Memory
1 GB
6%
Memory Bandwidth
10.67 GB/s
2%
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
1%
Texture Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
1%
FP32
200 GFLOPS
1%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Oct 28th, 2020
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
512 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R5 230 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $649.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
19 W | Power Consumption | 300 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.5 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 288 GPixel/s |
| 5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 648 GTexel/s |
| 200 GFLOPS | FP32 | 20.74 TFLOPS |
