AMD Radeon R5 M230 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition 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).

AMD Radeon R5 M230

NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M230

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 49.196 vs 22.557
23.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 985 vs 42
35x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1927 vs 55
33.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2401 vs 72.2

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 January 2014 vs 8 November 2013
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	49.196 vs 22.557
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	985 vs 42
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1927 vs 55
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2401 vs 72.2

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition

Around 12% higher core clock speed: 926 MHz vs 825 MHz
Around 73% higher texture fill rate: 29.63 GTexel / s vs 17.1 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
Around 30% better floating-point performance: 711.2 gflops vs 547.2 gflops
5x more memory clock speed: 5016 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.451 vs 8.593
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 370.814 vs 143.386
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.075 vs 0.852
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 20.902 vs 15.789
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2483 vs 985
Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3406 vs 1927
Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4045 vs 2401

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	926 MHz vs 825 MHz
Texture fill rate	29.63 GTexel / s vs 17.1 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 320
Floating-point performance	711.2 gflops vs 547.2 gflops
Memory clock speed	5016 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.451 vs 8.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	370.814 vs 143.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.075 vs 0.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	20.902 vs 15.789
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2483 vs 985
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3406 vs 1927
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4045 vs 2401

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M230
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.593

10.451

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

143.386

370.814

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.852

1.075

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.789

20.902

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

49.196

22.557

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

985

2483

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1927

3406

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2401

4045

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

985

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1927

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2401

72.2

Name	AMD Radeon R5 M230	NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark	417
PassMark - G2D Mark	128
Geekbench - OpenCL	4596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.593	10.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.386	370.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.852	1.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.789	20.902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	49.196	22.557
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	985	2483
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1927	3406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2401	4045
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	985	42
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1927	55
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2401	72.2

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R5 M230	NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Jet	GK107
Design	AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date	7 January 2014	8 November 2013
Place in performance rating	1445	1446
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	855 MHz
Compute units	5
Core clock speed	825 MHz	926 MHz
Floating-point performance	547.2 gflops	711.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	320	384
Texture fill rate	17.1 GTexel / s	29.63 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,270 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		50 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
API support
DirectX	11	12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	80.26 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	5016 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore