Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon R9 285 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 152 days older than Radeon R9 285.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 50% better in DOOM Eternal than Radeon R9 285 - 237 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 90% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 19 vs 190 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 285
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
FPS
237
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€55.64
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.38 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
102.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
---|---|---|
Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $249 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 176 GB/s |
625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 918 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |