GeForce 830A vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

In this comparison between GeForce 830A and Radeon RX 560 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 GeForce 830A will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 560 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 560 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 560 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830A Radeon RX 560 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 560 mobile has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce 830A.
  • GeForce 830A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 560 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830A.
  • GeForce 830A is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 830A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 93 MHz higher, than GeForce 830A.
  • GeForce 830A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce 830A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 18−20
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 4−5 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than GeForce 830A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830A Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM108 Polaris 11
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 5 January 2017
Pipelines 256 1024
Core clock speed 1082 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 58.97
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 2,462 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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