Radeon RX 6900 XT vs ATI Mobility HD 5430
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5430 with Radeon RX 6900 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 6900 XT outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5430 by a whopping 20979% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1304 | 23 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.52 |
| Power efficiency | 3.25 | 15.96 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Park | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 80 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 26,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 720.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 TFLOPS | 23.04 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 128 |
| TMUs | 8 | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 80 |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
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 HD | 0−1 | 188 |
| 1440p | 0−1 | 130 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 81 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.31 |
| 1440p | no data | 7.68 |
| 4K | no data | 12.33 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1950%
|
160−170
+1950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−7950%
|
160−170
+7950%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1950%
|
160−170
+1950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3700%
|
76
+3700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−7680%
|
350−400
+7680%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3075%
|
120−130
+3075%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1950%
|
160−170
+1950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3100%
|
64
+3100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−2100%
|
130−140
+2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−7680%
|
350−400
+7680%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2971%
|
210−220
+2971%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3000%
|
124
+3000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3380%
|
170−180
+3380%
|
| World of Tanks | 12−14
−2046%
|
270−280
+2046%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1950%
|
160−170
+1950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2550%
|
53
+2550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−2100%
|
130−140
+2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−7680%
|
350−400
+7680%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2971%
|
210−220
+2971%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−8650%
|
170−180
+8650%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−933%
|
90−95
+933%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1700%
|
36
+1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−3900%
|
160−170
+3900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−7600%
|
150−160
+7600%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−6460%
|
328
+6460%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−940%
|
150−160
+940%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−940%
|
150−160
+940%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−20800%
|
200−210
+20800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−947%
|
150−160
+947%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 90−95 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1600%
|
17
+1600%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−940%
|
150−160
+940%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−18400%
|
185
+18400%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Elden Ring | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
| Valorant | 480
+0%
|
480
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 123
+0%
|
123
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Valorant | 411
+0%
|
411
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 67
+0%
|
67
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 20800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6900 XT is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
- there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 69.56 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 28 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 300 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5430 has 4185.7% lower power consumption.
RX 6900 XT, on the other hand, has a 20978.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5430 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5430 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 XT 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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