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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon R5 M230 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 747 days older than Radeon R5 M230.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R5 M230
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 15% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon R5 M230 - 307 vs 267 FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
307
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R5 M230
Mobile • Jan 7th, 2014
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R5 M230 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 7th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Crystal System | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 16 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 825 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 855 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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