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
Price $35
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 | XFX Radeon RX 570 RX-570P8DFD6 | PNY NVS VCNVS510DP-PB | shenruifa Graphics Card | Cuifati Graphics Card | GPVHOSO GTX 750Ti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon R5 230 | Radeon RX 570 | Quadro NVS 510 | 550TI | AMD Integrated GPU | GeForce GTX 750 Ti |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR3 | 8GB GDDR5 | 2GB DDR3 | 6GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 4GB GDDR5 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 1286 | 2156 | 2156 | 2156 | 1020 |
| Tdp W | 18 | 150 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 60 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 128 | 192 | 32 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing | false | - | false | - | - | - |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | workstation | 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 |
| 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 |
| PNY NVS VCNVS510DP-PB Compare | 21.3 | 21.1 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 75 | 30.2 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 38.5 | 73.3 |
| shenruifa Graphics Card Compare | 36.9 | 31 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 75 | 11.6 | 44.4 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 47 |
| Cuifati Graphics Card Compare | 48.4 | 31 | 27.3 | 20.4 | 75 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 5.5 | 66.3 |
| GPVHOSO GTX 750Ti Compare | 16.8 | 24.4 | 15.5 | 27.5 | 29.2 | 11.6 | 6.8 | 91.1 | 18.6 | 63.8 |
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