GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon R5 230

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 230 and GeForce RTX 3080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 230
2014
4 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
0.49

RTX 3080 outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 11392% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking122933
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.12
Power efficiency2.0513.97
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameCaicosGA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date3 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1608704
Core clock speedno data1440 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors370 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate5.000465.1
Floating-point processing power0.2 TFLOPS29.77 TFLOPS
ROPs496
TMUs8272
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data68

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 4.0 x16
Length168 mm285 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/A1x 12-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB10 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.67 GB/s760.3 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

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 VGA1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-8.5
DLSS-+

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.

R5 230 0.49
RTX 3080 56.31
+11392%

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
RTX 3080 25160
+11285%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1−2
−16200%
163
+16200%
1440p1−2
−12100%
122
+12100%
4K0−185

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.29
1440pno data5.73
4Kno data8.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 172
+0%
172
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 138
+0%
138
+0%
Far Cry 5 157
+0%
157
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 152
+0%
152
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 135
+0%
135
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 134
+0%
134
+0%
Dota 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Far Cry 5 150
+0%
150
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 147
+0%
147
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 123
+0%
123
+0%
Metro Exodus 128
+0%
128
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 303
+0%
303
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 131
+0%
131
+0%
Dota 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Far Cry 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 101
+0%
101
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 149
+0%
149
+0%
Valorant 268
+0%
268
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 112
+0%
112
+0%
Metro Exodus 95
+0%
95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 84
+0%
84
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 143
+0%
143
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+0%
115
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Dota 2 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 49
+0%
49
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how R5 230 and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is 16200% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 is 12100% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 56.31
Recency 3 April 2014 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 320 Watt

R5 230 has 1584.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080, on the other hand, has a 11391.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.

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AMD Radeon R5 230
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