GeForce GT 230 vs Radeon E8860

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon E8860 with GeForce GT 230, including specs and performance data.

Radeon E8860
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 37 Watt
4.37
+420%

E8860 outperforms GT 230 by a whopping 420% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6641133
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency8.520.81
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVenusG94B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 January 2014 (10 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$43.99

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 cores64048
Core clock speed575 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed625 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0015.60
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.156 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4024

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s57.6 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

Radeon E8860 4.37
+420%
GT 230 0.84

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.

Radeon E8860 1686
+422%
GT 230 323

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 4.37 0.84
Recency 25 January 2014 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 75 Watt

Radeon E8860 has a 420.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 102.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon E8860 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon E8860 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 230 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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