Radeon HD 6930 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6930 and Radeon RX 480 mobile, 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 Radeon HD 6930 stacks up against Radeon RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 Radeon RX 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6930
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
186 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6930 has 86% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Radeon HD 6930 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
Radeon HD 6930 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6930 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 6930 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6930 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
190−200
medium / 768p
140−150
160−170
ultra / 1080p
70−75
85−90
QHD / 1440p
40−45
45−50
4K / 2160p
21−24
24−27
high / 768p
100−110
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
75−80
85−90
ultra / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−11
10−12
low / 720p
75−80
90−95
medium / 1080p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Fortnite is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
2−3
5−6
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p
65−70
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
70−75
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
95−100
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
high / 1080p
10−11
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p
35−40
45−50
medium / 768p
21−24
27−30
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6930.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6930
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Polaris
Code name
Cayman
Polaris
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
1 December 2011
1 August 2016
Pipelines
1280
2304
Core clock speed
750 MHz
Boost Clock
1077 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
60.00
155.1
Floating-point performance
1,920.0 gflops
4,963 gflops
Length
220 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
256.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
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