Key Differences
In short — Radeon R5 230 outperforms Radeon RX 470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R5 230 is 854 days older than Radeon RX 470.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Performs up to 61% better in Stray than Radeon RX 470 - 100 vs 62 FPS
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 470 - 19 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 4 vs 1 GB
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 4th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 926 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1206 MHz |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
