Radeon R5 230 vs R6 M340DX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R6 M340DX with Radeon R5 230, including specs and performance data.

R6 M340DX
2015
2.66
+402%

R6 M340DX outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 402% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8551284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.14
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameJetCaicos
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date12 December 2015 (10 years ago)3 April 2014 (11 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 cores384160
Core clock speed955 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1030 MHzno data
Number of transistors690 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data19 Watt
Texture fill rate24.725.000
Floating-point processing power0.791 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs248
L1 Cache96 KB16 KB
L2 Cache256 KB128 KB

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 1.0 x4
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataN/A

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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Memory bandwidthno data10.67 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
​PowerPlayno data+
DDMA audiono data-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD10
+900%
1−2
−900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Fortnite 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Valorant 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+420%
10−11
−420%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Dota 2 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Fortnite 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Valorant 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Dota 2 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3 0−1
Valorant 40−45
+450%
8−9
−450%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Valorant 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Valorant 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

This is how R6 M340DX and R5 230 compete in popular games:

  • R6 M340DX is 900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.66 0.53
Recency 12 December 2015 3 April 2014
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R6 M340DX has a 401.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R6 M340DX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R6 M340DX is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R5 230 is a desktop one.

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