AMD Radeon R5 230 vs AMD Radeon HD 8470D

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 230 and AMD Radeon HD 8470D videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 230

• Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
• Around 25% higher pipelines: 160 vs 128
• Around 76% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 255 vs 145
• 3.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4127 vs 1078

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8470D

• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 40 nm
• Around 64% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 365 vs 222
• Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 638 vs 439
• Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 638 vs 439
• Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1704 vs 992
• Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1704 vs 992
• Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3149 vs 2480
• Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3149 vs 2480

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 230
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8470D

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	222 365
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	255 145
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	4127 1078
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	439 638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	439 638
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	992 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	992 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2480 3149
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2480 3149

Compare specifications (specs)