Radeon R5 430 OEM vs RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with Radeon R5 430 OEM, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2018
15 Watt
3.04
+13.9%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms R5 430 OEM by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking770807
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.113.72
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeOland
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)30 June 2016 (8 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 cores384384
Core clock speedno data730 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz780 MHz
Number of transistorsno data950 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data18.72
Floating-point processing powerno data0.599 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1150 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data36.8 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 data1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

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. 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 Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3.04
+13.9%
R5 430 OEM 2.67

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 Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1173
+13.8%
R5 430 OEM 1031

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 HD15
+25%
12−14
−25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Battlefield 5 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Hitman 3 7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Metro Exodus 13
+30%
10−11
−30%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Metro Exodus 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

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 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and R5 430 OEM compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 25% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.04 2.67
Recency 7 January 2018 30 June 2016
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 13.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 430 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Radeon R5 430 OEM is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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