AMD Radeon R5 230 vs AMD Radeon HD 8610G

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 230 and AMD Radeon HD 8610G 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).

AMD Radeon R5 230

AMD Radeon HD 8610G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 230

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 255 vs 116
2.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4127 vs 1463

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 April 2014 vs 23 May 2013
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	255 vs 116
Geekbench - OpenCL	4127 vs 1463

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8610G

2.4x more pipelines: 384 vs 160
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 40 nm
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 407 vs 222
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 707 vs 439
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 707 vs 439
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1868 vs 992
Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1868 vs 992
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3350 vs 2480
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3350 vs 2480

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	384 vs 160
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	407 vs 222
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	707 vs 439
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	707 vs 439
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1868 vs 992
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1868 vs 992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3350 vs 2480
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3350 vs 2480

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 230
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8610G

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

222

407

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

255

116

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4127

1463

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

439

707

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

439

707

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

992

1868

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

992

1868

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2480

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2480

3350

Name	AMD Radeon R5 230	AMD Radeon HD 8610G
PassMark - G3D Mark	222	407
PassMark - G2D Mark	255	116
Geekbench - OpenCL	4127	1463
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	439	707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	439	707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	992	1868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	992	1868
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2480	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2480	3350

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R5 230	AMD Radeon HD 8610G
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Terascale 3
Code name	Caicos	Richland
Design	AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date	3 April 2014	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	1319	1322
Price now	$50
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	6.10
Technical info
Floating-point performance	200.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	32 nm
Pipelines	160	384
Texture fill rate	5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt
Transistor count	370 million
Boost clock speed		626 MHz
Core clock speed		533 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 1.0 x4
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	N / A
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	11	11
OpenGL	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	10.67 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit
Memory type	DDR3
Shared memory		1
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
PowerPlay