Radeon 530X Mobile vs GeForce 805A
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK208 | Polaris 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 18 April 2017 (7 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 | 192 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 719 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 758 MHz | 1024 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.13 | 24.58 |
| Floating-point performance | 297.6 gflops | 784.1 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 805A and Radeon 530X Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 4500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 36 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 July 2014 | 18 April 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
GeForce 805A has 233.3% lower power consumption.
530X Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 805A and Radeon 530X Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 805A is a desktop card while Radeon 530X Mobile is a notebook 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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