AMD Radeon R5 230 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R5 230

NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 230

2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 255 vs 212
2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4127 vs 1946
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2480 vs 1833
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2480 vs 1833

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	255 vs 212
Geekbench - OpenCL	4127 vs 1946
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2480 vs 1833
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2480 vs 1833

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

3.1x more texture fill rate: 15.26 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 192 vs 160
Around 83% better floating-point performance: 366.3 gflops vs 200.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 623 vs 222
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 977 vs 439
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 977 vs 439
Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1494 vs 992
Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1494 vs 992

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	15.26 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines	192 vs 160
Floating-point performance	366.3 gflops vs 200.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	623 vs 222
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	977 vs 439
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	977 vs 439
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1494 vs 992
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1494 vs 992

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 230
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

222

623

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

255

212

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4127

1946

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

439

977

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

439

977

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

992

1494

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

992

1494

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2480

1833

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2480

1833

Name	AMD Radeon R5 230	NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
PassMark - G3D Mark	222	623
PassMark - G2D Mark	255	212
Geekbench - OpenCL	4127	1946
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	439	977
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	439	977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	992	1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	992	1494
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2480	1833
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2480	1833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		100.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		20.64
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R5 230	NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Kepler 2.0
Code name	Caicos	GK208B
Design	AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date	3 April 2014	27 March 2014
Place in performance rating	1319	1488
Price now	$50	$34.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	6.10	23.15
Launch price (MSRP)		$34.99
Technical info
Floating-point performance	200.0 gflops	366.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	160	192
Texture fill rate	5 GTexel / s	15.26 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	19 Watt
Transistor count	370 million	292 million
Core clock speed		954 MHz
CUDA cores		192
Maximum GPU temperature		95 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 1.0 x4	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x8
Length	168 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	N / A	None
Height		2.713" (6.9 cm)
API support
DirectX	11	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	10.67 GB / s	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speed		1.8 GB/s
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
PowerPlay
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
PhysX
PureVideo