AMD Radeon R5 230 vs ATI Radeon HD 4650
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | RV730 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos PRO | RV730 PRO (215-0719056) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 514 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 146 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 3rd, 2014 | Sep 10th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | Radeon R700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | Radeon R600 |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | Evergreen |
| Reviews | — | 20 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 625 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 667 MHz 1334 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 320 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 2 | 4 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 128 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.500 GPixel/s | 4.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 5.000 GTexel/s | 19.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 200.0 GFLOPS | 384.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 193 mm 7.6 inches |
| TDP | 19 W | 48 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | C164 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
