Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms Radeon R5 M230 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7870 XT is 414 days older than Radeon R5 M230.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 M230
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 28% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R5 M230 - 51 vs 40 FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R5 M230
Mobile • Jan 7th, 2014
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 M230 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Jan 7th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Crystal System | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $270 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 16 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 825 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 855 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
