Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce 830A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 830A with Radeon RX 6800, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 830A
2014
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
3.08

RX 6800 outperforms 830A by a whopping 1768% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking76543
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.94
Power efficiency6.4015.79
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM108Navi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2563840
Core clock speed1082 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz2105 MHz
Number of transistorsno data26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate18.40505.2
Floating-point processing power0.5888 TFLOPS16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs16240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA5.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 830A 3.08
RX 6800 57.54
+1768%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 830A 1187
RX 6800 22161
+1767%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD9−10
−1856%
176
+1856%
1440p5−6
−1900%
100
+1900%
4K3−4
−1900%
60
+1900%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.29
1440pno data5.79
4Kno data9.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 135
+0%
135
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 205
+0%
205
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 172
+0%
172
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 341
+0%
341
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 162
+0%
162
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+0%
99
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 237
+0%
237
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 295
+0%
295
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+0%
152
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 88
+0%
88
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 144
+0%
144
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 186
+0%
186
+0%
Metro Exodus 138
+0%
138
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+0%
215
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hitman 3 70
+0%
70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+0%
99
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
+0%
99
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 127
+0%
127
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+0%
45
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how GeForce 830A and RX 6800 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 is 1856% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 is 1900% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 is 1900% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.08 57.54
Recency 22 July 2014 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt

GeForce 830A has 657.6% lower power consumption.

RX 6800, on the other hand, has a 1768.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 830A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 830A is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6800 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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NVIDIA GeForce 830A
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