AMD Radeon R5 M230 Rebrand vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Sun | G92B |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Sun LE | G92-426-B1 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 56 mm² | 260 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 31st, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Crystal System (R5 M200) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | — |
| Predecessor | Solar System | — |
| Successor | Mobility Radeon | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 780 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 850 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 1008 MHz 2 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 675 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1620 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 64.51 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | 128 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 20 | 64 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Compute units | 5 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 64 KB |
| SM count | — | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.800 GPixel/s | 10.80 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 17.00 GTexel/s | 43.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 544.0 GFLOPS | 414.7 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 34.00 GFLOPS (1:16) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 150 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI |
| Length | — | 229 mm 9 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 450 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | P365 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 4th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 200 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 199 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 58 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 400 |
