GeForce 930M vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930M and Radeon Sky 500. 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 930M and Radeon Sky 500. 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.

GeForce 930M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Sky 500 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 22 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 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 Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 27 March 2013
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 928 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 76.00
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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