GeForce 930A vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce 930A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.85
+200%

RX Vega M GL outperforms 930A by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking454740
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.566.93
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code namePolaris 22GM108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (6 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 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 cores1280384
Core clock speed931 MHz928 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz941 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate80.8822.58
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS0.7227 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8024

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeHBM2DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s16.02 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-5.0

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.

RX Vega M GL 9.85
+200%
GeForce 930A 3.28

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 M GL 3799
+200%
GeForce 930A 1267

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.85 3.28
Recency 1 February 2018 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 33 Watt

RX Vega M GL has a 200.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 930A, on the other hand, has 97% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 930A in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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