VBESTLIFE Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3
The 40nm Radeon R5 230 chip with 2GB of GDDR3 memory and a slim, space-saving design provides basic display upgrades without needing external power thanks to an 18W TDP. Its flexible multi-display support includes HDMI, DVI, and a removable VGA connector, making it suitable for compact ITX chassis or HTPC builds. This card is best for office users needing to add extra monitors for productivity, not for gaming or GPU-accelerated tasks.
GPU Radeon R5 230
VRAM 2GB GDDR3
TDP 18 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
12 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average vram (5th percentile)
- Below average rt (5th percentile)
- Below average raster (6th percentile)
- Below average ai (6th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon R5 230 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | 40nm |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 40 |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 160 |
| Base Clock | 625 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 18 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 1.1 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.5 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | VBESTLIFE Radeon R5 230 | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O | MSI SHADOW G5070-12S2C | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon R5 230 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR3 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2512 | 2542 | 2587 | 2542 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 18 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBESTLIFE Radeon R5 230 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 8.6 | 17.5 | 44.4 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.4 | 82.8 | 64.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 95.3 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62.4 | 82.8 | 64.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 88.6 |
| PNY OC VCG507012TFXPB1-O Compare | 62.4 | 82.8 | 64.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 73.5 | 94 | 95.3 |
| MSI SHADOW G5070-12S2C Compare | 62.4 | 82.8 | 64.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 89.9 | 56.8 | 73.5 | 94 | 95.3 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94 | 88.6 |
Price
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