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AMD Radeon R5 235X 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 235X 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 XTX 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 235X OEM, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 875 MHz, memory is running at 900 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the AMD Radeon R5 235X OEM does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 18 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a. Radeon R5 235X 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 XTX
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
30%
GeForce 9400 GT
39%
Radeon HD 4550
47%
Radeon HD 5450
61%
Radeon HD 6450
71%
GeForce GT 520
75%
GeForce GT 220
93%
Radeon R5 235X OEM
100%
GeForce GT 430
122%
Radeon HD 5570
123%
Radeon HD 4670
134%
GeForce GT 440
141%
GeForce GT 240
144%
GeForce 9600 GT
166%
Radeon HD 5670
176%
GeForce GT 640
189%
GeForce 9800 GT
195%
Radeon HD 6670
203%
Radeon HD 4830
210%
Radeon HD 4770
224%
Radeon HD 4850
236%
GeForce GTS 250
241%
GeForce GTS 450
249%
Radeon HD 5750
257%
Radeon HD 7750
294%
Radeon HD 5770
296%
GeForce GTX 260
301%
Radeon HD 4870
305%
Radeon Vega 8
306%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
309%
GeForce GTX 650
311%
Radeon HD 5830
329%
Radeon HD 6790
347%
Radeon HD 4890
352%
GeForce GTX 460
365%
Radeon RX Vega 11
368%
GeForce GT 1030
372%
GeForce GTX 275
375%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
376%
GeForce GTX 280
377%
GeForce GTX 465
384%
Radeon HD 6850
403%
GeForce GTX 285
411%
Radeon HD 5850
441%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
449%
Radeon HD 7790
449%
Radeon RX 550
468%
GeForce GTX 470
469%
Radeon HD 6870
486%
Radeon HD 5870
518%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
535%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
537%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
547%
Radeon HD 6950
550%
GeForce GTX 295
569%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
576%
Radeon HD 7850
580%
GeForce GTX 480
590%
Radeon HD 6970
618%
Radeon R7 265
630%
Radeon RX 460
640%
Radeon R7 370
640%
GeForce GTX 660
642%
GeForce GTX 570
644%
Radeon RX 560
655%
GeForce GTX 950
695%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
701%
Radeon R9 270X
718%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
727%
GeForce GTX 580
731%
GeForce GTX 1050
736%
Radeon HD 7950
738%
GeForce GTX 1630
752%
Radeon HD 5970
753%
GeForce GTX 760
774%
GeForce GTX 670
833%
GeForce GTX 960
855%
Radeon R9 380
876%
Radeon R9 285
882%
Radeon HD 7970
890%
GeForce GTX 680
900%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
920%
GeForce GTX 770
945%
Radeon HD 6990
966%
Radeon R9 280X
990%
GeForce GTX 590
1004%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
1004%
GeForce GTX 780
1112%
Arc A380
1114%
Radeon RX 6400
1129%
GeForce GTX 1650
1152%
Radeon RX 470
1224%
Radeon R9 290
1241%
Radeon RX 570
1308%
Radeon R9 390
1324%
Radeon R9 290X
1331%
GeForce GTX 970
1349%
GeForce GTX TITAN
1367%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
1385%
Radeon R9 390X
1405%
Radeon HD 7990
1411%
Radeon RX 480
1418%
GeForce GTX 690
1430%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
1469%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
1489%
Radeon RX 580
1507%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
1518%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
1532%
GeForce GTX 980
1538%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
1551%
Radeon R9 FURY
1558%
Radeon RX 590
1627%
Radeon R9 295X2
1714%
GeForce GTX 1660
1723%
Radeon R9 FURY X
1743%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
1773%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
1819%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
1874%
GeForce GTX 1070
1978%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
1978%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
2010%
Radeon RX Vega 56
2106%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
2234%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
2267%
Radeon RX Vega 64
2297%
GeForce GTX 1080
2329%
GeForce RTX 2060
2329%
Radeon RX 5700
2425%
Arc A580
2430%
Radeon RX 6600
2531%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
2616%
GeForce RTX 2070
2651%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
2653%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
2705%
Arc A750
2793%
Radeon VII
2808%
TITAN X Pascal
2881%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
2910%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
2967%
Arc A770
2997%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
2999%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
3155%
Radeon RX 7600
3190%
GeForce RTX 4060
3205%
GeForce RTX 2080
3226%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
3292%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
3382%
Arc B580
3423%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
3465%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
3587%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
3807%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
3849%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
3877%
GeForce RTX 3070
4058%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
4342%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
4388%
Radeon RX 6800
4473%
GeForce RTX 4070
4956%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
5080%
GeForce RTX 3080
5273%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
5326%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
5474%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
5749%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
5859%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
5907%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
5915%
GeForce RTX 3090
6018%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
6170%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
6741%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
6922%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
6982%
GeForce RTX 4080
7838%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
7955%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
8031%
GeForce RTX 4090
9847%
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
875 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
3.500 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
7.000 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
280.0 GFLOPS

Board Design

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

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 8490

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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