Radeon RX 6900 XT vs HD 6430M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6430M with Radeon RX 6900 XT, including specs and performance data.

HD 6430M
2011
1 GB DDR3
0.50

RX 6900 XT outperforms HD 6430M by a whopping 13784% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking123423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.89
Power efficiencyno data15.86
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameSeymourNavi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (13 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.

no data

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 cores1605120
Core clock speed480 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistors370 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt
Texture fill rate3.840720.0
Floating-point processing power0.1536 TFLOPS23.04 TFLOPS
ROPs4128
TMUs8320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s512.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.2

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.

HD 6430M 0.50
RX 6900 XT 69.42
+13784%

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.

HD 6430M 192
RX 6900 XT 26751
+13833%

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 HD1−2
−19500%
196
+19500%
1440p0−1130
4K0−181

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.10
1440pno data7.68
4Kno data12.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6650%
130−140
+6650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3800%
117
+3800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6650%
130−140
+6650%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3063%
250−260
+3063%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7225%
290−300
+7225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−443%
150−160
+443%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−9200%
279
+9200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6650%
130−140
+6650%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3063%
250−260
+3063%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7225%
290−300
+7225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1556%
140−150
+1556%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−443%
150−160
+443%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3167%
98
+3167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6650%
130−140
+6650%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3438%
283
+3438%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7225%
290−300
+7225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1722%
164
+1722%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−332%
121
+332%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 70−75
Hitman 3 6−7
−1583%
100−110
+1583%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−11100%
224
+11100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5600%
110−120
+5600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−6700%
68
+6700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 66

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3650%
75−80
+3650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 169
+0%
169
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 142
+0%
142
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 137
+0%
137
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 248
+0%
248
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+0%
99
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
+0%
109
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 117
+0%
117
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 162
+0%
162
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 54
+0%
54
+0%

This is how HD 6430M and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT is 19500% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 11100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 69.42
Recency 4 January 2011 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm

RX 6900 XT has a 13784% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 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 Radeon HD 6430M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6430M 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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