Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon R7 260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 107 days newer than Radeon R7 260.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 94% better in Resident Evil 4 than Radeon R7 260 - 99 vs 51 FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 19 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Resident Evil 4
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TOP 5 Games
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Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Desktop • Dec 17th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260 |
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Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 17th, 2013 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $109 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |