GeForce 930A vs Radeon RX 580

Place in performance ranking	224	705
Place by popularity	1	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.47	0.11
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	GM108
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$138 (0.6x MSRP)	$350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 has 17600% better value for money than GeForce 930A.

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	2304	384
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	928 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	941 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	33 Watt
Texture fill rate	193.0	22.58
Floating-point performance	6,175 gflops	722.7 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	16.02 GB/s

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	5.0

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.

RX 580 22.98
+601%

GeForce 930A 3.28

Radeon RX 580 outperforms GeForce 930A by 601% 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%

RX 580 8873
+600%

GeForce 930A 1267

Radeon RX 580 outperforms GeForce 930A by 600% 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	98 +717%	12−14 −717%
1440p	44 +633%	6−7 −633%
4K	38 +660%	5−6 −660%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

250−260

+576%

35−40
−576%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	400−450 +590%	58 −590%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	280−290 +600%	40−45 −600%
Battlefield 5	950−1000 +588%	138 −588%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	300−310 +538%	45−50 −538%
Cyberpunk 2077	250−260 +576%	35−40 −576%
Far Cry 5	550−600 +563%	83 −563%
Far Cry New Dawn	550−600 +563%	83 −563%
Forza Horizon 4	750−800 +594%	108 −594%
Hitman 3	300−310 +552%	45−50 −552%
Horizon Zero Dawn	600−650 +559%	90−95 −559%
Metro Exodus	750−800 +576%	111 −576%
Red Dead Redemption 2	400−450 +545%	60−65 −545%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	500−550 +549%	75−80 −549%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +572%	65−70 −572%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	300−310 +538%	47 −538%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	280−290 +600%	40−45 −600%
Battlefield 5	750−800 +564%	113 −564%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	300−310 +538%	45−50 −538%
Cyberpunk 2077	250−260 +576%	35−40 −576%
Far Cry 5	450−500 +552%	69 −552%
Far Cry New Dawn	400−450 +525%	64 −525%
Forza Horizon 4	1850−1900 +585%	270 −585%
Hitman 3	300−310 +552%	45−50 −552%
Horizon Zero Dawn	600−650 +559%	90−95 −559%
Metro Exodus	550−600 +571%	82 −571%
Red Dead Redemption 2	400−450 +545%	60−65 −545%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	500−550 +549%	75−80 −549%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	500−550 +594%	72 −594%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +572%	65−70 −572%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	230−240 +576%	34 −576%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	280−290 +600%	40−45 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	300−310 +538%	45−50 −538%
Cyberpunk 2077	250−260 +576%	35−40 −576%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +512%	49 −512%
Forza Horizon 4	550−600 +571%	82 −571%
Horizon Zero Dawn	600−650 +559%	90−95 −559%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	500−550 +549%	75−80 −549%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	300−310 +582%	44 −582%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +572%	65−70 −572%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

400−450

+545%

60−65
−545%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	300−310 +582%	40−45 −582%
Far Cry New Dawn	400−450 +567%	60 −567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +567%	24−27 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +582%	21−24 −582%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	210−220 +577%	30−35 −577%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +579%	14−16 −579%
Far Cry 5	270−280 +592%	35−40 −592%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +567%	45−50 −567%
Hitman 3	180−190 +567%	27−30 −567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−310 +538%	45−50 −538%
Metro Exodus	350−400 +560%	53 −560%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +512%	45−50 −512%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	190−200 +579%	27−30 −579%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +547%	16−18 −547%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

260−270

+584%

35−40
−584%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	250−260 +576%	37 −576%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +582%	22 −582%
Hitman 3	120−130 +567%	18−20 −567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +592%	24−27 −592%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +600%	20 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	180−190 +567%	27 −567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +567%	18 −567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 +567%	12−14 −567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +592%	12−14 −592%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +600%	5−6 −600%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +588%	16 −588%
Forza Horizon 4	280−290 +583%	41 −583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +592%	24−27 −592%
Metro Exodus	200−210 +590%	29 −590%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +600%	10−11 −600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

140−150

+600%

20−22
−600%

This is how RX 580 and GeForce 930A compete in popular games:

RX 580 is 717% faster in 1080p
RX 580 is 633% faster in 1440p
RX 580 is 660% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.98	3.28
Recency	18 April 2017	13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	33 Watt