Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon HD 7870M 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 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 70% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon HD 7870M - 78 vs 46 FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870M - 19 vs 45 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
|---|---|---|
Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | London |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | None |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 64 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
