AMD Radeon R5 230 vs Intel HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | Sandy Bridge GT2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos PRO | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Generation 6.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Intel |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 624 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 149 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 3rd, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | — |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 625 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 667 MHz 1334 Mbps effective | System Shared |
| Base clock | — | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1000 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 12 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | — |
| Execution units | — | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.500 GPixel/s | 2.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 5.000 GTexel/s | 12.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 200.0 GFLOPS | 192.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 19 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | C164 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Feb 1st, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | HD Graphics-M (Sandy Bridge) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | Ring Bus |
| Reviews | — | 1 in our database |
