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AMD Radeon R5 235 OEM

Graphics Processor
Caicos
Cores
160
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
DDR3
Bus Width
64 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Radeon R5 235 OEM was a graphics card by AMD, launched on December 21st, 2013. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Caicos graphics processor, in its Caicos XT variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Caicos graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 67 mm² and 370 million transistors. It features 160 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. AMD has paired 1,024 MB DDR3 memory with the Radeon R5 235 OEM, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 775 MHz, memory is running at 900 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the AMD Radeon R5 235 OEM does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 35 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a. Radeon R5 235 OEM is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 168 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Caicos
GPU Variant
Caicos XT
(215-0804070)
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
Dec 21st, 2013
Generation
Volcanic Islands
(R5 200)
Predecessor
Sea Islands
Successor
Pirate Islands
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
34%
GeForce 9400 GT
44%
Radeon HD 4550
54%
Radeon HD 5450
69%
Radeon HD 6450
81%
GeForce GT 520
85%
Radeon R5 235 OEM
100%
GeForce GT 220
105%
GeForce GT 430
138%
Radeon HD 5570
140%
Radeon HD 4670
152%
GeForce GT 440
160%
GeForce GT 240
163%
GeForce 9600 GT
187%
Radeon HD 5670
199%
GeForce GT 640
213%
GeForce 9800 GT
221%
Radeon HD 6670
230%
Radeon HD 4830
237%
Radeon HD 4770
253%
Radeon HD 4850
267%
GeForce GTS 250
273%
GeForce GTS 450
281%
Radeon HD 5750
291%
Radeon HD 7750
332%
Radeon HD 5770
334%
GeForce GTX 260
340%
Radeon HD 4870
345%
Radeon Vega 8
345%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
349%
GeForce GTX 650
352%
Radeon HD 5830
372%
Radeon HD 6790
392%
Radeon HD 4890
398%
GeForce GTX 460
413%
Radeon RX Vega 11
416%
GeForce GT 1030
420%
GeForce GTX 275
424%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
425%
GeForce GTX 280
426%
GeForce GTX 465
434%
Radeon HD 6850
455%
GeForce GTX 285
464%
Radeon HD 5850
498%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
507%
Radeon HD 7790
507%
Radeon RX 550
528%
GeForce GTX 470
530%
Radeon HD 6870
549%
Radeon HD 5870
586%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
604%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
607%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
618%
Radeon HD 6950
621%
GeForce GTX 295
643%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
651%
Radeon HD 7850
655%
GeForce GTX 480
667%
Radeon HD 6970
698%
Radeon R7 265
711%
Radeon R7 370
723%
Radeon RX 460
723%
GeForce GTX 660
726%
GeForce GTX 570
728%
Radeon RX 560
740%
GeForce GTX 950
785%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
792%
Radeon R9 270X
812%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
822%
GeForce GTX 580
825%
GeForce GTX 1050
832%
Radeon HD 7950
834%
GeForce GTX 1630
849%
Radeon HD 5970
850%
GeForce GTX 760
874%
GeForce GTX 670
941%
GeForce GTX 960
965%
Radeon R9 380
990%
Radeon R9 285
996%
Radeon HD 7970
1006%
GeForce GTX 680
1016%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
1040%
GeForce GTX 770
1067%
Radeon HD 6990
1092%
Radeon R9 280X
1118%
GeForce GTX 590
1134%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
1135%
GeForce GTX 780
1257%
Arc A380
1259%
Radeon RX 6400
1276%
GeForce GTX 1650
1302%
Radeon RX 470
1383%
Radeon R9 290
1402%
Radeon RX 570
1478%
Radeon R9 390
1496%
Radeon R9 290X
1504%
GeForce GTX 970
1524%
GeForce GTX TITAN
1544%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
1565%
Radeon R9 390X
1587%
Radeon HD 7990
1594%
Radeon RX 480
1602%
GeForce GTX 690
1615%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
1659%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
1682%
Radeon RX 580
1702%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
1715%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
1730%
GeForce GTX 980
1738%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
1753%
Radeon R9 FURY
1760%
Radeon RX 590
1838%
Radeon R9 295X2
1936%
GeForce GTX 1660
1947%
Radeon R9 FURY X
1969%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
2003%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
2055%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
2116%
GeForce GTX 1070
2235%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
2235%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
2271%
Radeon RX Vega 56
2379%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
2523%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
2561%
Radeon RX Vega 64
2595%
GeForce GTX 1080
2631%
GeForce RTX 2060
2631%
Radeon RX 5700
2740%
Arc A580
2745%
Radeon RX 6600
2860%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
2956%
GeForce RTX 2070
2994%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
2997%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
3056%
Arc A750
3155%
Radeon VII
3172%
TITAN X Pascal
3254%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
3288%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
3352%
Arc A770
3386%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
3388%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
3564%
Radeon RX 7600
3604%
GeForce RTX 4060
3621%
GeForce RTX 2080
3645%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
3719%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
3821%
Arc B580
3868%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
3914%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
4052%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
4301%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
4348%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
4380%
GeForce RTX 3070
4584%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
4905%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
4957%
Radeon RX 6800
5053%
GeForce RTX 4070
5599%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
5739%
GeForce RTX 3080
5958%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
6017%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
6184%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
6495%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
6619%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
6674%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
6682%
GeForce RTX 3090
6799%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
6970%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
7615%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
7820%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
7887%
GeForce RTX 4080
8855%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
8988%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
9073%
GeForce RTX 5080
9912%
GeForce RTX 4090
11124%
GeForce RTX 5090
15018%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
775 MHz
Memory Clock
900 MHz
1800 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
1024 MB
Memory Type
DDR3
Memory Bus
64 bit
Bandwidth
14.40 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
3.100 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
6.200 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
248.0 GFLOPS

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
168 mm
6.6 inches
TDP
35 W
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.3a
Power Connectors
None
Board Number
C264

Graphics Features

DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Shader Model
5.0

Card Notes

Chip Codename: Khalidster
Direct Rebrand of HD 8470

Caicos GPU Notes

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

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10:
Catalyst Software Suite 15.7.1 / 16.2.1 Beta
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