AMD Radeon R5 M230 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M 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 43% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 575 MHz
  • Around 86% higher texture fill rate: 17.1 GTexel / s vs 9.2 GTexel / s
  • Around 24% better floating-point performance: 547.2 gflops vs 441.6 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 25% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4596 vs 3687
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.852 vs 0.808
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.789 vs 13.943
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 49.196 vs 39.301
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1927 vs 1426
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1927 vs 1426
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 January 2014 vs 1 April 2013
Core clock speed 825 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate 17.1 GTexel / s vs 9.2 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 547.2 gflops vs 441.6 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 4596 vs 3687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.593 vs 8.572
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.852 vs 0.808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.789 vs 13.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 49.196 vs 39.301
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1927 vs 1426
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1927 vs 1426

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M

  • Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 889 MHz vs 855 MHz
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 653 vs 416
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 129 vs 128
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 151.304 vs 143.386
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1524 vs 985
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2519 vs 2401
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1524 vs 985
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2519 vs 2401
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 889 MHz vs 855 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 653 vs 416
PassMark - G2D Mark 129 vs 128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 151.304 vs 143.386
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1524 vs 985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2519 vs 2401
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1524 vs 985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2519 vs 2401

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M230
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
416
653
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
128
129
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4596
3687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.593
8.572
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
143.386
151.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.852
0.808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.789
13.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
49.196
39.301
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
985
1524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1927
1426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2401
2519
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
985
1524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1927
1426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2401
2519
Name AMD Radeon R5 M230 NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
PassMark - G3D Mark 416 653
PassMark - G2D Mark 128 129
Geekbench - OpenCL 4596 3687
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.593 8.572
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 143.386 151.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.852 0.808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.789 13.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 49.196 39.301
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 985 1524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1927 1426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2401 2519
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 985 1524
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1927 1426
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2401 2519

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 M230 NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler 2.0
Code name Jet GK208
Design AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date 7 January 2014 1 April 2013
Place in performance rating 1445 1448
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 855 MHz 889 MHz
Compute units 5
Core clock speed 825 MHz 575 MHz
Floating-point performance 547.2 gflops 441.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 384
Texture fill rate 17.1 GTexel / s 9.2 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,040 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
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

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8 PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8

API support

DirectX 11 12 API
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed 1.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Standard memory configuration DDR3

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus