GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon R5 M230

Intro

Compare all that to the Radeon R5 M230, which comes with GPU core speed of 780 MHz, and 2048 MB of DDR3 memory set to run at 1000 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also features 320 SPUs, 20 TAUs, and 4 ROPs.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 960		7627 points
Radeon R5 M230		1281 points
	Difference: 6346 (495%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 960 should theoretically be a lot superior to the Radeon R5 M230 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960		112000 MB/sec
Radeon R5 M230		16000 MB/sec
	Difference: 96000 (600%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 960 should be much (about 362%) better at texture filtering than the Radeon R5 M230. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960		72128 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R5 M230		15600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 56528 (362%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 960 is superior to the Radeon R5 M230, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 960		36064 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R5 M230		3120 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 32944 (1056%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.