Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 709 days newer than Radeon HD 7970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 36% better in Dota 2 than Radeon HD 7970M - 204 vs 150 FPS
- Consumes up to 81% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970M - 19 vs 100 Watts
Dota 2
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TOP 5 Games
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Radeon HD 7970M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 7970M | vs | AMD Radeon R5 230 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2014 |
| London | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 625 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 667 MHz |
