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 $40
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 | XFX Radeon RX 570 RX-570P8DFD6 | VBESTLIFE VBESTLIFE7hg3siqazp | PNY Quadro VCQP1000-PB | Cuifati Cuifatioenawczpv6 | shenruifa shenruifasvqgmpxzah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon R5 230 | Radeon RX 570 | 1 | Quadro P1000 | AMD Integrated GPU | 550TI |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR3 | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 4GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 6GB GDDR5 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 625 | 1286 | 2156 | 1400 | 2156 | 2156 |
| Tdp W | 19 | 150 | 295 | 47 | 295 | 295 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 32 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing | false | - | - | false | - | - |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | workstation | 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 |
| XFX Radeon RX 570 RX-570P8DFD6 Compare | 24.9 | 19 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 13.6 | 27 | 56.7 | 20.4 | 52.1 | 88.7 | 94.4 |
| VBESTLIFE VBESTLIFE7hg3siqazp Compare | 48.5 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 19.4 | 65.9 | 11.7 | 44.4 | 14.4 | 36.5 | 44.8 | 89.8 |
| PNY Quadro VCQP1000-PB Compare | 13.3 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 7.9 | 30.2 | 17.8 | 55.5 | 50.3 | 78.2 | 87.8 |
| Cuifati Cuifatioenawczpv6 Compare | 48.5 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 19.4 | 65.9 | 11.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 5.6 | 66.6 | 99 |
| shenruifa shenruifasvqgmpxzah Compare | 36.9 | 30.1 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 65.9 | 11.7 | 44.4 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 47.4 | 95 |
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