Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) vs GeForce GT 230
Summary
Reasons to consider Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) |
| 60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GT 230 . |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
Reasons to consider GeForce GT 230 |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Tesla), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
| PhysX support, however PhysX performance on newest games may be poor |
HWBench recommends Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310)
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) | | GeForce GT 230 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Mullins () | vs | G94B (G94-300-B1) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 55 nm |
| Die Size | 0 mm² | vs | 196 mm² |
| Transistors | unknown | vs | 505 million |
| Shaders | 128 | vs | 48 |
| Compute Units | 2 | vs | 3 |
| Core clock | 800 MHz | vs | 650 MHz |
| ROPs | 4 | vs | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | vs | 24 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) | | GeForce GT 230 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | System Shared | vs | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | System Shared | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | System Shared | vs | 900 MHz
1800 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 0 Mb | vs | 512 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon R4 Graphics IGP (APU A6-6310) | | GeForce GT 230 | |
|---|
| TDP | 15 watts | vs | 75 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jun 2014 | vs | 12 Oct 2009 |
GigaPixels - higher is better
GigaTexels - higher is better
GFLOPs - higher is better