Radeon R5 230 vs RX Vega 10

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 10 and Radeon R5 230, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 10
2019
10 Watt
4.23
+642%

RX Vega 10 outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 642% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6751203
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency29.292.08
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameRavenCaicos
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date8 January 2019 (5 years ago)3 April 2014 (10 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 cores640160
Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1301 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt19 Watt
Texture fill rate52.045.000
Floating-point processing power1.665 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs408

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 supportno dataPCIe 1.0 x4
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneN/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

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 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

RX Vega 10 4.23
+642%
R5 230 0.57

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.

RX Vega 10 1634
+639%
R5 230 221

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 HD16
+700%
2−3
−700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Battlefield 5 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+650%
6−7
−650%
Hitman 3 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Metro Exodus 21
+950%
2−3
−950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+900%
2−3
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+688%
8−9
−688%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5 0−1
Far Cry 5 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 34
+750%
4−5
−750%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Metro Exodus 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 41
+720%
5−6
−720%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1

This is how RX Vega 10 and R5 230 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 10 is 700% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.23 0.57
Recency 8 January 2019 3 April 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 19 Watt

RX Vega 10 has a 642.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 90% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 10 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
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