AMD Radeon R5 230 vs AMD Radeon RX 580
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | Polaris 20 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos PRO | Polaris 20 XTX (215-0910038) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN 4.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 5,700 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 232 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 3rd, 2014 | Apr 18th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | Polaris |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | Arctic Islands |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | Vega |
| Launch price | — | 229 USD |
| Current price | — | Amazon / Newegg |
| Reviews | — | 52 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 625 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 667 MHz 1334 Mbps effective | 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1340 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 2304 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 144 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| Compute units | 2 | 36 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 2 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.500 GPixel/s | 42.88 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 5.000 GTexel/s | 193.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 200.0 GFLOPS | 6.175 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 6.175 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 385.9 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 241 mm 9.5 inches |
| TDP | 19 W | 185 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | C164 | C940, D009-04 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
