AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile vs AMD Radeon R7 430 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile and AMD Radeon R7 430 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Memory, Video outputs and ports, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile

AMD Radeon R7 430 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 41% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 780 MHz
Around 88% higher texture fill rate: 35.2 GTexel / s vs 18.72 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 512 vs 384
Around 88% better floating-point performance: 1,126 gflops vs 599.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 391 vs 389
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1487 vs 1113
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8941 vs 5904

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 November 2017 vs 30 June 2016
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz vs 780 MHz
Texture fill rate	35.2 GTexel / s vs 18.72 GTexel / s
Pipelines	512 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,126 gflops vs 599.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	391 vs 389
PassMark - G3D Mark	1487 vs 1113
Geekbench - OpenCL	8941 vs 5904
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3355

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 430 OEM

2.4x more core clock speed: 730 MHz vs 300 MHz
8x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 256 MB
2.3x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 800 MHz
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3341 vs 3157
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3341 vs 3157

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	730 MHz vs 300 MHz
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3341 vs 3157
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3341 vs 3157

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 430 OEM

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

391

389

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1487

1113

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8941

5904

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3341

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3341

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3355

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3355

Name	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile	AMD Radeon R7 430 OEM
PassMark - G2D Mark	391	389
PassMark - G3D Mark	1487	1113
Geekbench - OpenCL	8941	5904
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3157	3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3157	3341
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3355

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile	AMD Radeon R7 430 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Vega	Oland
Launch date	24 November 2017	30 June 2016
Place in performance rating	664	672
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	780 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	730 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,126 gflops	599.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	384
Texture fill rate	35.2 GTexel / s	18.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	4,500 million	1,040 million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB / s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
API support
DirectX		12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL		4.5