Radeon R5 430 OEM vs GeForce 930A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 930A with Radeon R5 430 OEM, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 930A
2015
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
3.28
+22.8%

930A outperforms R5 430 OEM by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking738804
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.933.72
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM108Oland
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)30 June 2016 (8 years ago)

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 cores384384
Core clock speed928 MHz730 MHz
Boost clock speed941 MHz780 MHz
Number of transistorsno data950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate22.5818.72
Floating-point processing power0.7227 TFLOPS0.599 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2424

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 3.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s36.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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 930A 3.28
+22.8%
R5 430 OEM 2.67

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 930A 1267
+22.9%
R5 430 OEM 1031

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 3.28 2.67
Recency 13 March 2015 30 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt

GeForce 930A has a 22.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 51.5% lower power consumption.

R5 430 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce 930A is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 430 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 930A is a notebook 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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