Radeon R5 430 OEM vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon R5 430 OEM and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 Radeon R5 430 OEM will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 R5 430 OEM Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 27−30
medium / 1080p 3−4 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Full Specs

  Radeon R5 430 OEM Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
Code name Oland Polaris
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 30 June 2016 1 August 2016
Pipelines 384 2304
Core clock speed 730 MHz
Boost Clock 780 MHz 1077 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 18.72 155.1
Floating-point performance 599.0 gflops 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 36.8 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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