Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon HD 7950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 793 days newer than Radeon HD 7950.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than Radeon HD 7950 - 372 vs 367 FPS
- Consumes up to 90% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 19 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 3 vs 1 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
9.765625%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
5.580357142857143%
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $449 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
