GeForce 830A vs Radeon R9 380X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 830A and Radeon R9 380X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 830A and Radeon R9 380X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce 830A Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380X has 475% more power consumption, than GeForce 830A.
  • GeForce 830A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 830A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce 830A and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 830A is 830 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce 830A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830A Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
Code name GM108 Antigua
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 22 July 2014 19 November 2015
Pipelines 256 2048
Core clock speed 1082 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 970 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 124.2
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 3,973 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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