GeForce 930M vs Radeon R9 M280X

In this comparison between GeForce 930M and Radeon R9 M280X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 930M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M280X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 930M and Radeon R9 M280X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 930M and Radeon R9 M280X 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 R9 M280X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930M is 28 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M280X.
  • GeForce 930M and Radeon R9 M280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 4−5 4−5
GeForce 930M and Radeon R9 M280X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP Saturn XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 1 February 2015
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 928 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 61.60
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 1,792 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 Not Listed
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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