Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon HD 8870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 367 days newer than Radeon HD 8870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 8870M
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 189% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon HD 8870M - 55 vs 19 FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 8870M
Mobile • Apr 1st, 2013
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8870M | vs | AMD Radeon R5 230 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2014 |
| Solar System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
72 GB/s | Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s |
725 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 625 MHz |
| 775 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1125 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 667 MHz |
