GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Radeon R5 230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 230 and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 230
2014
4 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
0.57

RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 15502% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12095
Place by popularitynot in top-10061
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.29
Power efficiency2.0619.05
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameCaicosAD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date3 April 2014 (10 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

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 cores16010240
Core clock speedno data2295 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2550 MHz
Number of transistors370 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate5.000816.0
Floating-point processing power0.2 TFLOPS52.22 TFLOPS
ROPs4112
TMUs8320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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 mm310 mm
Width1-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/A1x 16-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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.67 GB/s736.3 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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
RTX 4080 SUPER 88.93
+15502%

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 4080 SUPER 34269
+15406%

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
−26000%
261
+26000%
1440p1−2
−18000%
181
+18000%
4K0−1117

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.83
1440pno data5.52
4Kno data8.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 235
+0%
235
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 281
+0%
281
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 342
+0%
342
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 237
+0%
237
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 568
+0%
568
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 158
+0%
158
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 209
+0%
209
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 322
+0%
322
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 425
+0%
425
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 527
+0%
527
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 263
+0%
263
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 145
+0%
145
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 135
+0%
135
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 165
+0%
165
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 345
+0%
345
+0%
Metro Exodus 171
+0%
171
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 397
+0%
397
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 221
+0%
221
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85
+0%
85
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
+0%
204
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 96
+0%
96
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
+0%
99
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 305
+0%
305
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 201
+0%
201
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 81
+0%
81
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

This is how R5 230 and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 26000% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 18000% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 88.93
Recency 3 April 2014 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 320 Watt

R5 230 has 1584.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 15501.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.


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