GeForce 830M vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce 830M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2018
15 Watt
3.04
+16.5%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms 830M by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking762811
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.645.71
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeGM108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)12 March 2014 (10 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 cores384256
Core clock speedno data1082 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1150 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rateno data18.40
Floating-point processing powerno data0.5888 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boostno data2.0
Optimus-+
GameWorks-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3.04
+16.5%
GeForce 830M 2.61

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1173
+16.4%
GeForce 830M 1008

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 8189
+32.9%
GeForce 830M 6163

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2991
+52.5%
GeForce 830M 1961

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2245
+61.9%
GeForce 830M 1387

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 16787
+107%
GeForce 830M 8105

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 HD14
−7.1%
15
+7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8 0−1
Battlefield 5 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Hitman 3 7
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Metro Exodus 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Metro Exodus 5
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−52.9%
26
+52.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+0%
6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce 830M compete in popular games:

  • GeForce 830M is 7% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 550% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 830M is 53% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 42 tests (74%)
  • GeForce 830M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.04 2.61
Recency 7 January 2018 12 March 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 33 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 16.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 830M in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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