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 | Kelinx RX 580 | SURALLOW RX 580 | HyperRender RX 580 | XFX Radeon RX 570 RX-570P8DFD6 | Sparkle Intel Arc A310 ECO SA310C-4G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon R5 230 | Radeon RX 580 | Radeon RX 580 | Radeon RX 580 | Radeon RX 570 | Arc A310 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR3 | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 4GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 1750 | 1286 | 1286 | 1286 | 1000 |
| Tdp W | 18 | 185 | 295 | 295 | 150 | 50 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing | false | - | - | - | - | 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 |
| Kelinx RX 580 Compare | 48.4 | 33.8 | 27.3 | 23.1 | 75 | 11.6 | 56.8 | 21.1 | 32.7 | 73.3 |
| SURALLOW RX 580 Compare | 48.4 | 33.8 | 27.3 | 23.1 | 75 | 11.6 | 56.8 | 17 | 41.2 | 70.1 |
| HyperRender RX 580 Compare | 48.4 | 33.8 | 27.3 | 23.1 | 75 | 11.6 | 56.8 | 17 | 39.6 | 69.2 |
| XFX Radeon RX 570 RX-570P8DFD6 Compare | 25.8 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 30.2 | 26.8 | 56.8 | 22.6 | 52.1 | 88.6 |
| Sparkle Intel Arc A310 ECO SA310C-4G Compare | 15.5 | 21 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 22.3 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 69.9 | 36.4 | 88.6 |
Price
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