Radeon 530 vs HD 4830

Place in performance ranking	822	779
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.71	0.54
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	RV770	Meso
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	21 October 2008 (15 years ago)	21 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$130	no data
Current price	$31 (0.2x MSRP)	$627

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4830 has 31% better value for money than Radeon 530.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	384
Core clock speed	575 MHz	1024 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1024 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	18.40	24.50
Floating-point performance	736.0 gflops	784.1 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon 530 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	246 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	DDR3/GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	28.8 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12.0
Shader Model	4.1	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

ATI HD 4830 2.16

Radeon 530 2.63
+21.8%

530 outperforms HD 4830 by 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 4830 835

Radeon 530 1017
+21.8%

530 outperforms HD 4830 by 22% in Passmark.

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

12−14

−41.7%

17
+41.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −33.3%	8 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −25%	10 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −25%	20 +25%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −30%	13 +30%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −30%	13 +30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −25%	15 +25%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −40%	7 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −33.3%	32 +33.3%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −25%	10 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −50%	6 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−50%

6−7
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−50%

6−7
+50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	1−2
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

This is how ATI HD 4830 and Radeon 530 compete in popular games:

Radeon 530 is 42% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.16	2.63
Recency	21 October 2008	21 March 2017
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	50 Watt