GeForce 830A vs Radeon RX Vega 5

Place in the ranking	656	771
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	21.30	6.45
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	Vega	GM108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 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 cores	320	256
Core clock speed	no data	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	1150 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	33 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	18.40
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.5888 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	16

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

no data

PCIe 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 type	no data	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
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 HD

19
+58.3%

12−14

−58.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +80%	5−6 −80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21 +75%	12−14 −75%
Forza Horizon 5	12 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18 +80%	10−11 −80%
Valorant	18 +80%	10−11 −80%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Dota 2	21 +75%	12−14 −75%
Far Cry 5	21 +75%	12−14 −75%
Fortnite	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Forza Horizon 4	17 +70%	10−11 −70%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	41 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Valorant	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
World of Tanks	50 +66.7%	30−33 −66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Dota 2	37 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Valorant	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
World of Tanks	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Valorant	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Dota 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Fortnite	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Valorant	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

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	4.43	2.95
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 50.2% 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.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.