Radeon HD 7400G vs R5 230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 230 with Radeon HD 7400G, including specs and performance data.

R5 230
2014
4 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
0.57

HD 7400G outperforms R5 230 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12201185
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.062.79
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameCaicosScrapper
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date3 April 2014 (10 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)

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 cores160192
Core clock speedno data327 MHz
Boost clock speedno data424 MHz
Number of transistors370 million1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt17 Watt
Texture fill rate5.0005.088
Floating-point processing power0.2 TFLOPS0.1628 TFLOPS
ROPs44
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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 1.0 x4no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsN/Ano 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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth10.67 GB/sno data
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 VGANo outputs
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® 1111.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
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.

R5 230 0.57
HD 7400G 0.69
+21.1%

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
HD 7400G 267
+20.8%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
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2−3
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Counter-Strike 2 7−8
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7−8
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
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2−3
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Counter-Strike 2 7−8
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7−8
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
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8−9
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Valorant 27−30
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27−30
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
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7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
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18−20
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
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12−14
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 0.69
Recency 3 April 2014 2 October 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 17 Watt

R5 230 has an age advantage of 1 year.

HD 7400G, on the other hand, has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 11.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 230 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7400G is a notebook one.

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