MOUGOL Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3
The 40nm Radeon R5 230 with 2GB of GDDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus provides basic display outputs and hardware DirectX 11 support for systems lacking integrated graphics. Its low-profile, 19W TDP design requires no external power cable, making it a simple plug-and-play upgrade for slim SFF and HTPC builds. This card is best for office users or home theater PC builders who need a cheap video output for legacy monitors and can tolerate 720p gaming at the lowest settings.
GPU Radeon R5 230
VRAM 2GB GDDR3
Boost Clock 625 MHz
TDP 19 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
12 Overall Score
Price ¥13,787
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average compute (1st percentile)
- Below average vram (5th percentile)
- Below average rt (6th percentile)
- Below average ai (7th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon R5 230 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 28 |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 160 |
| Base Clock | 625 |
| Boost Clock | 625 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 202 |
| GPU Compute | 142 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 19 |
| Recommended PSU | 200 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express*16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 1920x1080 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | MOUGOL Radeon R5 230 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | ZOTAC SOLID OC White Edition ZT-B50900Q-10P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon R5 230 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR3 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 625 | 2407 | 2482 | 2805 | 2680 | 2422 |
| Tdp W | 19 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 575 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 512 |
| 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 | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUGOL Radeon R5 230 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 11.7 | 27.5 | 9.3 | 19.5 | 64.4 | 97.7 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 27 | 99.2 | 99 | 3.3 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.2 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 20.4 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 59.1 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 15.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.5 | 95.4 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 54.7 | 98.7 | 78.2 | 15 |
| ZOTAC SOLID OC White Edition ZT-B50900Q-10P Compare | 96.9 | 90.4 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.7 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 27 | 94.1 | 60.6 | 2.1 |
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