ATI Radeon E4690 vs GeForce GT 230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 230 and Radeon E4690, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 230
2009
512 MB GDDR3, 75 Watt
0.84

ATI E4690 outperforms GT 230 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking11411094
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.772.40
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG94BRV730
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$43.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores48320
Core clock speed650 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors505 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6019.20
Floating-point processing power0.156 TFLOPSno data
ROPs168
TMUs2432

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-II
Width1-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s22.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.0
VulkanN/A-
CUDA1.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 230 0.84
ATI E4690 1.05
+25%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 230 323
ATI E4690 405
+25.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 1.05
Recency 12 October 2009 1 June 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt

GT 230 has an age advantage of 4 months.

ATI E4690, on the other hand, has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon E4690 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230 in performance tests.


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