GeForce 7600 GT vs Radeon R5 230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 230 and GeForce 7600 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 230
2014
4 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
0.57

7600 GT outperforms R5 230 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12091207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency2.060.99
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameCaicosG73
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date3 April 2014 (10 years ago)9 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores160no data
Core clock speedno data560 MHz
Number of transistors370 million177 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate5.0006.720
Floating-point processing power0.2 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs812

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).

Bus supportPCIe 1.0 x4no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/ANone

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data700 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.67 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
​PowerPlay+no data
DDMA audio-no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 119.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan-N/A

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.

R5 230 0.57
7600 GT 0.58
+1.8%

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.

R5 230 221
7600 GT 224
+1.4%

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 0.57 0.58
Recency 3 April 2014 9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 40 Watt

R5 230 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 110.5% lower power consumption.

7600 GT, on the other hand, has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R5 230 and GeForce 7600 GT.


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

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