Radeon HD 5830 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Place in performance ranking	617	619
Place by popularity	37	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.47
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	Cypress
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)	25 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Current price	no data	$11.97

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	512	1120
Core clock speed	no data	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	44.80
Floating-point performance	no data	1,792.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Radeon HD 5830 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.

Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	282 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-pin

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	128.0 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.49
+0.2%

ATI HD 5830 4.48

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381
+23.4%

ATI HD 5830 1930

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms HD 5830 by 23% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
4K	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
+12.5%

8−9

−12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Battlefield 5	24 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +20%	10−11 −20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	22 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 +20%	5−6 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	14 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	7 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	23 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	14 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	6 +20%	5−6 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%