GeForce 930A vs Radeon R7 M270DX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930A and Radeon R7 M270DX, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 930A stacks up against Radeon R7 M270DX, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 930A
Radeon R7 M270DX
Main Specs
| GeForce 930A | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
- GeForce 930A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- GeForce 930A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 930A is 28 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
- GeForce 930A and Radeon R7 M270DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 20−22 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 35−40 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 70−75 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 20−22 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Fortnite is 16% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 5−6 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Forza Horizon 4 is 30% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 40−45 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 4−5 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 65−70 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce 930A. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| GeForce 930A and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 7−8 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 16% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 9−10 |
| medium / 768p | 12−14 | 7−8 |
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 12−14 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in World of Tanks is 2% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce 930A | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | GCN 3.0 |
| Code name | GM108 | Topaz |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 | 11 June 2014 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 928 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 941 MHz | 940 MHz |
| Transistor count | 1,550 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 22.58 | 22.56 |
| Floating-point performance | 722.7 gflops | |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | |