Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms GeForce GTX 870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 22 days newer than GeForce GTX 870M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 51% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 870M - 115 vs 76 FPS
- Consumes up to 81% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M - 19 vs 100 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 870M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 870M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
27.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
108.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M | vs | AMD Radeon R5 230 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2014 |
| GeForce 800M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
120 GB/s | Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s |
941 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 625 MHz |
| 967 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 667 MHz |
