Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 1687 days older than Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 17% better in Dota 2 than Radeon RX 590 - 204 vs 175 FPS
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 19 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 8 vs 1 GB
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
