Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 56 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 1229 days older than Radeon RX Vega 56.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 20% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Radeon RX Vega 56 - 146 vs 122 FPS
- Consumes up to 91% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 19 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 8 vs 1 GB
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
2.655619290418526%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
1.5174506828528074%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
| Not Available | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | HBM2 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
