GeForce 930M vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930M and Radeon Pro Vega 16, 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 930M stacks up against Radeon Pro Vega 16, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 930M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 930M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 930M or Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • GeForce 930M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 16 is 600 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 24−27
ultra / 1080p 1−2 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 12−14 45−50
medium / 1080p 4−5 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 480% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP Vega Mobile
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 15 November 2018
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 928 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 1190 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 76.16
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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