GeForce 830A vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 and GeForce 830A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
3.99
+48.3%

RX Vega 5 outperforms 830A by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking668774
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.066.45
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameVegaGM108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)22 July 2014 (10 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 cores320256
Core clock speedno data1082 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1150 MHz
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rateno data18.40
Floating-point processing powerno data0.5888 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-5.0

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 HD19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43
+59.3%
27−30
−59.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 29
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
Fortnite 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 5 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hogwarts Legacy 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Valorant 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Dota 2 39
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Fortnite 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 5 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Metro Exodus 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Valorant 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Dota 2 37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Valorant 55−60
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12
+50%
8−9
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Valorant 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Valorant 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how RX Vega 5 and GeForce 830A compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is 58% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.99 2.69
Recency 7 January 2020 22 July 2014
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 33 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 48.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 830A in performance tests.

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