Radeon RX 6900 XT vs R5 230

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 230 and Radeon RX 6900 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 230
2014
4 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
0.49

RX 6900 XT outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 12112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking122728
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data30.03
Power efficiency2.0515.82
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameCaicosNavi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date3 April 2014 (10 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

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 cores1605120
Core clock speedno data1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistors370 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate5.000720.0
Floating-point processing power0.2 TFLOPS23.04 TFLOPS
ROPs4128
TMUs8320
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 mm267 mm
Width1-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/A2x 8-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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.67 GB/s512.0 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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan-1.2

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
RX 6900 XT 59.84
+12112%

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
RX 6900 XT 26740
+12000%

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
−19500%
196
+19500%
1440p1−2
−13300%
134
+13300%
4K0−183

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.10
1440pno data7.46
4Kno data12.04

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Battlefield 5 195
+0%
195
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 283
+0%
283
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Battlefield 5 196
+0%
196
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Dota 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 279
+0%
279
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 164
+0%
164
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 323
+0%
323
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 197
+0%
197
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Dota 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 248
+0%
248
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%
Valorant 411
+0%
411
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 102
+0%
102
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 196
+0%
196
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 231
+0%
231
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dota 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 162
+0%
162
+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 RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT is 19500% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 XT is 13300% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 59.84
Recency 3 April 2014 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 300 Watt

R5 230 has 1478.9% lower power consumption.

RX 6900 XT, on the other hand, has a 12112.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.

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