UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs vs Radeon R5 230

Place in the ranking	1205	673
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.09	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code name	Caicos	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	3 April 2014 (10 years ago)	30 March 2021 (3 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 cores	160	32
Core clock speed	no data	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1450 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	5.000	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.2 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	8	no data

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 support	PCIe 1.0 x4	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	N/A	no 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 type	DDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory bandwidth	10.67 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	no data
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
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data

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 HD

2−3

−700%

16
+700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11 +0%	11 +0%
Battlefield 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	14 +0%	14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Hitman 3	16 +0%	16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9 +0%	9 +0%
Battlefield 5	16 +0%	16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	13 +0%	13 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Hitman 3	12 +0%	12 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	6 +0%	6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4 +0%	4 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Far Cry 5	12 +0%	12 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how R5 230 and UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs is 700% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 57 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.57	4.31
Recency	3 April 2014	30 March 2021
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm

UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs has a 656.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs 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 UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs is a notebook one.

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