MOUGOL Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3
MOUGOL
12 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 8GB GDDR7
MSI
72 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MOUGOL Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3
No customer feedback yet
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 8GB GDDR7
85 out of 100 medium confidence 28 reviews
The MSI RTX 5060 series receives strong praise for its performance, especially as an upgrade from older cards like the 1650 Super or 1060 Ti. Users highlight the new AI features like DLSS 4 and frame generation, as well as quiet operation and easy installation. A few note early driver issues and the need for a larger power supply, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent performance upgrade
- Quiet operation
- Easy installation
- Supports DLSS 4 and frame gen
- Beautiful design
Cons
- Early driver issues
- Needs larger power supply than recommended
- Some games buggy at launch
- Only 8x PCIe lanes
- Lacks additional HDMI ports
Performance upgrade 6
Dlss 4 and ai features 3
Ease of installation 4
Quiet operation 3
Driver issues 2
Power supply requirements 2
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MOUGOL Radeon R5 230 | MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon R5 230 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | — | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 28 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 30★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 19.18000030517578★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 19.18000030517578★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 19★ | 145 |
| Recommended PSU | 200★ | 550 |
| Power Connectors | None | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express*16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 1920x1080 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 197★ |
| Slot Width | — | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.18 kg★ | 0.83 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✗ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
MOUGOL Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3
- Strong affordability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average compute (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average vram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average rt (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average ai (6th percentile)6th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 8GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong efficiency (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
Pricing
MOUGOL Radeon R5 230 2GB GDDR3
No current pricing available
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 8GB GDDR7
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW
Scores 72 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 39 specs.
