Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 177 days newer than Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 186% better in Control than Radeon R7 260X - 83 vs 29 FPS
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 19 vs 115 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 2 vs 1 GB
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
14.204545454545453%
Texel Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
8.116883116883116%
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
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Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $139 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |