AMD Radeon R5 M230 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M230
- Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
- Around 6% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 775 MHz
- Around 38% higher texture fill rate: 17.1 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
- 3.3x more pipelines: 320 vs 96
- 2.3x better floating-point performance: 547.2 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
- 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 128 vs 119
- Around 77% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4596 vs 2602
- Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.593 vs 6.901
- Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.852 vs 0.587
- Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.789 vs 10.121
- 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 49.196 vs 22.755
- Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2401 vs 2035
- Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2401 vs 2035
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 7 January 2014 vs 1 April 2013 |
Core clock speed | 825 MHz vs 775 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 17.1 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 320 vs 96 |
Floating-point performance | 547.2 gflops vs 240.0 gflops |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 2 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 128 vs 119 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 4596 vs 2602 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.593 vs 6.901 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.852 vs 0.587 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 15.789 vs 10.121 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 49.196 vs 22.755 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2401 vs 2035 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2401 vs 2035 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
- Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 938 MHz vs 855 MHz
- Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 460 vs 414
- Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 146.913 vs 143.386
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1047 vs 985
- Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2570 vs 1927
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1047 vs 985
- Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2570 vs 1927
Specifications (specs) | |
Boost clock speed | 938 MHz vs 855 MHz |
Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 460 vs 414 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 146.913 vs 143.386 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1047 vs 985 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2570 vs 1927 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1047 vs 985 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2570 vs 1927 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M230
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon R5 M230 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 414 | 460 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 128 | 119 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 4596 | 2602 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.593 | 6.901 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 143.386 | 146.913 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.852 | 0.587 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 15.789 | 10.121 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 49.196 | 22.755 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 985 | 1047 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1927 | 2570 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2401 | 2035 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 985 | 1047 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1927 | 2570 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2401 | 2035 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R5 M230 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
Code name | Jet | GF117 |
Design | AMD Radeon R5 200 Series | |
Launch date | 7 January 2014 | 1 April 2013 |
Place in performance rating | 1441 | 1444 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 855 MHz | 938 MHz |
Compute units | 5 | |
Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 775 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 547.2 gflops | 240.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 320 | 96 |
Texture fill rate | 17.1 GTexel / s | 12.4 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 1,040 million | 585 million |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 33 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | ||
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 2560x1600 | |
eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 2560x1600 | |
HDCP content protection | ||
HDMI | ||
LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | |
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | ||
VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCI Express 2.0 |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11 | 12 API |
Mantle | ||
OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.1 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 12.8 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Standard memory configuration | DDR3 | |
Technologies |
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AMD Eyefinity | ||
AppAcceleration | ||
DualGraphics | ||
Enduro | ||
HD3D | ||
Powerplay | ||
PowerTune | ||
Switchable graphics | ||
ZeroCore | ||
Blu-Ray 3D Support | ||
CUDA | ||
Direct Compute | ||
FXAA | ||
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | ||
Optimus |