Radeon R5 430 OEM vs FirePro D300
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D300 with Radeon R5 430 OEM, including specs and performance data.
FirePro D300 outperforms R5 430 OEM by a whopping 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 440 | 809 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Oland |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 30 June 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 780 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 18.72 |
| Floating-point performance | 2.176 gflops | 0.599 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5080 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 162.6 GB/s | 36.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.09 | 2.67 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 30 June 2016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
FirePro D300 has a 277.9% higher aggregate performance score.
R5 430 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% lower power consumption.
The FirePro D300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 430 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D300 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R5 430 OEM is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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