The Radeon R5 230 is at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590. 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 89% less energy – 19 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 590 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
All items are out of stock.
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
72%
Min 1% FPS
37
65%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 590 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R5 230 vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R5 230
Apr 3rd, 2014
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
10.67 GB/s
4%
Pixel Fillrate
2.5 GPixel/s
5%
Texture Fillrate
5 GTexel/s
2%
FP32
200 GFLOPS
3%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R5 230 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 3rd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
19 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 10.67 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.5 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 200 GFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
