MSI R5 230

R5-230-1GD3H

Graphics Processor

Caicos

Cores

160

TMUs

ROPs

Memory Size

1024 MB

Memory Type

DDR3

Bus Width

64 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Caicos

GPU Variant: Caicos PRO

Architecture: TeraScale 2

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 40 nm

Transistors: 370 million

Density: 5.5M / mm²

Die Size: 67 mm²

Chip Package: FCBGA-631

Graphics Card

Release Date: Apr 3rd, 2014

Generation: Volcanic Islands
(R5 200)

Predecessor: Sea Islands

Successor: Pirate Islands

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock: 625 MHz

Memory Clock: ~~667 MHz~~
500 MHz (-25%)
~~1334 Mbps effective~~
1000 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 1024 MB

Memory Type: DDR3

Memory Bus: 64 bit

Bandwidth: ~~10.67 GB/s~~
8.000 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 160

TMUs: 8

ROPs: 4

Compute Units: 2

L1 Cache: 8 KB (per CU)

L2 Cache: 128 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: 2.500 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: 5.000 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): 200.0 GFLOPS

Board Design

Slot Width: Single-slot

Length: ~~168 mm~~
152 mm
~~6.6 inches~~
6 inches

TDP: 19 W

Suggested PSU: 200 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.3a
1x VGA

Power Connectors: None

Board Number: C164

Graphics Features

DirectX: 11.2 (11_0)

OpenGL: 4.4

OpenCL: 1.2

Vulkan: N/A

Shader Model: 5.0

Card Notes

Direct Rebrand of HD 8450

Caicos GPU Notes

Generation: Northern Islands
Mobile Variant: Seymour
Graphics/Compute: GFX4
Display Core Engine: 5.0
Unified Video Decoder: 3.1

Other retail boards based on this design (14)

Name	GPU Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
AREZ R5 230 Silent Low Profile	625 MHz	600 MHz	GDDR3
AREZ R5 230 Silent Low Profile 2 GB	650 MHz	600 MHz	2 GB, GDDR3
ASUS R5 230 Silent	625 MHz	600 MHz	170 mm/6.7 inches
ASUS R5 230 Silent 2 GB	650 MHz	600 MHz	2 GB, 170 mm/6.7 inches
GIGABYTE R5 230	625 MHz	667 MHz	184 mm/7.2 inches
HIS R5 230 Silence 2 GB	625 MHz	500 MHz	2 GB, 180 mm/7.1 inches
MSI R5 230	625 MHz	500 MHz	152 mm/6 inches
MSI R5 230 Low Profile 2 GB	625 MHz	667 MHz	2 GB, 165 mm/6.5 inches
PowerColor R5 230 2 GB	625 MHz	500 MHz	2 GB, 160 mm/6.3 inches
Sapphire Flex R5 230	625 MHz	800 MHz	180 mm/7.1 inches, Dual-slot, 2x DVI 1x HDMI
Sapphire R5 230	625 MHz	667 MHz	146 mm/5.7 inches
Sapphire R5 230 2 GB	625 MHz	667 MHz	2 GB, 146 mm/5.7 inches
Sapphire R5 230 Eyefinity Edition DP	625 MHz	800 MHz	GDDR3, Dual-slot, 1x DVI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire R5 230 Eyefinity Edition HDMI	625 MHz	800 MHz	GDDR3, Dual-slot, 1x DVI 2x HDMI