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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon R9 290X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 161 days newer than Radeon R9 290X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 52% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 290X - 102 vs 67 FPS
- Consumes up to 93% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 19 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 4 vs 1 GB
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
3.90625%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
2.840909090909091%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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