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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Radeon R5 230 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2400 days newer than Radeon R5 230.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 230
- Consumes up to 94% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 19 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Performs up to 68% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Radeon R5 230 - 128 vs 76 FPS
- Up to 1500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R5 230 - 16 vs 1 GB
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$932.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6900 XT Boost Clock Up to 2340 MHz 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R5 230
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2014
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
720 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 230 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| Not Available | MSRP | $999 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 625 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
| 667 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R5 230 or Radeon RX 6900 XT
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
$21.77/FPS
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