The Radeon R5 230 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon R5 230
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 88% less energy – 19 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 1 GB
Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Average FPS
102
100%
Min 1% FPS
57
100%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
69%
Min 1% FPS
35
61%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
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$124.50
In Stock
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$399.00
In Stock
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$422.98
In Stock
Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R5 230 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Memory
1 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
10.67 GB/s
5%
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
3%
Texture Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
3%
FP32
200 GFLOPS
4%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R5 230 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
19 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.5 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 200 GFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
