AMD Radeon R5 M230 videocard review

AMD Radeon R5 M230

Radeon R5 M230 videocard released by AMD; release date: 7 January 2014. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Jet.

Core clock speed - 825 MHz. Boost clock speed - 855 MHz. Texture fill rate - 17.1 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 320. Floating-point performance - 547.2 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,040 million.

Memory type: DDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 64 bit. Memory clock speed - 1000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 16 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
414
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
128
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
4596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
8.593 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
143.386 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
0.852 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
15.789 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
49.196 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
985 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
1927 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
2401 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
985.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
1927.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
2401.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 414
PassMark - G2D Mark 128
Geekbench - OpenCL 4596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 8.593 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 143.386 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.852 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 15.789 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 49.196 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 985 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1927 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 2401 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 985.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1927.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 2401.000 Fps

Games performance

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76827.40
Medium, 1366x76818.60
High, 1920x10809.80

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72019.10
Medium, 1344x75613.90
High, 1920x10806.90

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768130.90
Medium, 1366x76838.90
High, 1920x108016.10

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72031.20
Medium, 1280x72021.50
High, 1920x108010.20
Ultra, 1920x10804.00

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76854.40
Medium, 1366x76828.30
High, 1366x76813.80
Ultra, 1920x10805.60

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76815.60
Medium, 1366x76810.25
High, 1366x7688.15
Ultra, 1920x10803.80

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76853.30
Medium, 1366x76827.25
High, 1366x76810.60
Ultra, 1920x10809.10

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76838.60
Medium, 1366x76826.10
High, 1366x76817.40

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76842.90
Medium, 1366x76832.20
High, 1366x76827.10

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76824.00
Medium, 1366x76817.40
High, 1366x7689.40
Ultra, 1920x10804.30

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76818.35
Medium, 1366x76814.75
High, 1366x76810.00
Ultra, 1920x10804.65

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72034.70
Medium, 1366x76822.55
High, 1366x76818.60
Ultra, 1920x10806.40

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768107.30
Medium, 1366x76837.85
High, 1366x76823.70
Ultra, 1920x10807.20

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76851.80
Medium, 1366x76825.80
High, 1366x76816.80
Ultra, 1920x10808.60

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76822.10
Medium, 1366x76815.40
High, 1366x7689.80
Ultra, 1920x10804.10

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76838.10
Medium, 1366x76826.20
High, 1366x76819.00
Ultra, 1920x108011.90

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76864.55
Medium, 1366x76840.05
High, 1366x76829.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.85

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72038.00
Medium, 1366x76825.20
High, 1366x76817.10

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76849.40
High, 1366x76832.50

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600100.00
Medium, 1024x76878.80

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Jet
Design AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date 7 January 2014
Place in performance rating 1441
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 855 MHz
Compute units 5
Core clock speed 825 MHz
Floating-point performance 547.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 320
Texture fill rate 17.1 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,040 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8

API support

DirectX 11
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore