Radeon RX 6300M vs R5 M430

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M430 and Radeon RX 6300M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M430
2016
4 GB DDR3
1.68

RX 6300M outperforms R5 M430 by a whopping 891% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking937324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data33.16
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameExoNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 cores320768
Core clock speed1030 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1030 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors690 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown35 Watt
Texture fill rate20.60115.2
Floating-point processing power0.6592 TFLOPS3.686 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2048
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x4
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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s72 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

R5 M430 1.68
RX 6300M 16.65
+891%

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.

R5 M430 648
RX 6300M 6422
+891%

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 HD13
−823%
120−130
+823%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how R5 M430 and RX 6300M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6300M is 823% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R5 M430 is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R5 M430 surpassed RX 6300M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.68 16.65
Recency 15 May 2016 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm

R5 M430 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6300M, on the other hand, has a 891.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6300M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M430 in performance tests.


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