GeForce 830A vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with GeForce 830A, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.50
+52.5%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce 830A by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking621745
Place by popularity42not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeGM108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)22 July 2014 (9 years ago)

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 cores512256
Core clock speedno data1082 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1150 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rateno data18.40
Floating-point performanceno data588.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce 830A compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP

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 data1800 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.1.126
CUDAno data5.0

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%
4K11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+40%
15
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+40%
10
−40%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+50%
18
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+40%
10
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+50%
18
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+50%
18
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+34.6%
26
−34.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+48.1%
27
−48.1%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+36.4%
22
−36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+50%
16
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+36.4%
22
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+50%
12
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+45.5%
11
−45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+40%
10
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+40%
10
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+38.5%
13
−38.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+44.2%
52
−44.2%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+40%
15
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+45.5%
11
−45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+50%
16
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+38.5%
13
−38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+45.5%
55
−45.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+50%
8
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5
−40%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+42.9%
7
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+52.2%
23
−52.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+40%
15
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+50%
14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+50%
8
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+40%
10
−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+33.3%
3
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+33.3%
9
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce 830A compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 58% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 57% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 2.95
Recency 26 October 2017 22 July 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 33 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 830A in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while GeForce 830A is a desktop one.


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