Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 500 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 47% better in New World than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 97 vs 66 FPS
- Consumes up to 90% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 19 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 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 230 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
