Radeon R5 M430 vs RX 9060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 9060 with Radeon R5 M430, including specs and performance data.

RX 9060
2025
8 GB GDDR6, 132 Watt
48.57
+3034%

RX 9060 outperforms R5 M430 by a whopping 3034% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking72985
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.03no data
ArchitectureRDNA 4.0 (2025)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 44Exo
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 August 2025 (recently)15 May 2016 (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 cores1792320
Core clock speed1700 MHz1030 MHz
Boost clock speed2990 MHz1030 MHz
Number of transistors29,700 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)132 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate334.920.60
Floating-point processing power21.43 TFLOPS0.6592 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs11220
Ray Tracing Cores28no data

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 5.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2518 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth322.3 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1aNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.85.0
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.21.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131

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.

RX 9060 48.57
+3034%
R5 M430 1.55

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 9060 20352
+3041%
R5 M430 648

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 HD450−500
+2900%
15
−2900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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God of War 6−7
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
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3−4
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Counter-Strike 2 1−2
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1−2
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 4−5
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4−5
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Fortnite 6−7
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6−7
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Forza Horizon 4 9−10
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9−10
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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God of War 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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Valorant 35−40
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35−40
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Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
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3−4
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Counter-Strike 2 1−2
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1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
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30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
God of War 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
God of War 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
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Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
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Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
God of War 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
God of War 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how RX 9060 and R5 M430 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 is 2900% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 52 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 48.57 1.55
Recency 5 August 2025 15 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm

RX 9060 has a 3033.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M430 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R5 M430 is a notebook one.

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