Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200) vs Radeon HD 6230

Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)
Memory: 0Mb System SharedDESKTOP
Release date: 28 Jan 2015
Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)
Radeon HD 6230
Memory: 512Mb DDR2DESKTOP
Release date: 2 Jul 2011
Radeon HD 6230

Summary

Reasons to consider Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider Radeon HD 6230

Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications.
Based on an outdated architecture (ATI TeraScale), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Radeon HD 6230

HWBench recommends Radeon HD 6230

Based on theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)Radeon HD 6230
GPU NameMullins ()vsCedar (Cedar LE)
Fab Process28 nmvs40 nm
Die Size0 mm²vs59 mm²
Transistorsunknownvs292 million
Shaders128vs80
Compute Units2vs2
Core clock267 MHzvs650 MHz
ROPs4vs2
TMUs8vs8

Memory Configuration

Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)Radeon HD 6230
Memory TypeSystem SharedvsDDR2
Bus WidthSystem Sharedvs64 bit
Memory SpeedSystem Sharedvs500 MHz
1000 MHz effective
Memory Size0 Mbvs512 Mb

Additional details

Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)Radeon HD 6230
TDP15 wattsvs19 watts
Release Date28 Jan 2015vs2 Jul 2011

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)
    1.07 GP/s
  • Radeon HD 6230
    1.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)
    2.14 GT/s
  • Radeon HD 6230
    5.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)
    0.00 GB/s
  • Radeon HD 6230
    8.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon R3 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6200)
    68.35 GFLOPs
  • Radeon HD 6230
    104.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better