GeForce 830M vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830M and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 GeForce 830M stacks up against Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 830M and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 830M and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 830M or Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 here:
Main Specs
GeForce 830M
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
DDR3
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 830M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
Core clock speed of GeForce 830M is 98 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL 870.
GeForce 830M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 nm process technology.
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
2−3
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
3−4
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
14−16
100−110
medium / 1080p
6−7
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Battlefield 5 is 688% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 830M and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
90−95
220−230
ultra / 1080p
35−40
180−190
QHD / 1440p
21−24
110−120
4K / 2160p
16−18
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 195% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
20−22
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Dota 2 is 139% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
2−3
45−50
ultra / 1080p
2−3
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
10−12
80−85
medium / 1080p
3−4
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Far Cry 5 is 1075% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
50−55
180−190
medium / 1080p
10−11
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Fortnite is 443% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
5−6
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
2−3
24−27
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
8−9
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 728% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
4−5
70−75
ultra / 1080p
2−3
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 361% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
1−2
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
4−5
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Minecraft is 44% more, than GeForce 830M.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than GeForce 830M.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
6−7
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1016% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
9−10
130−140
medium / 768p
8−9
85−90
high / 1080p
4−5
45−50
ultra / 1080p
3−4
24−27
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1140% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than GeForce 830M.
Full Specs
GeForce 830M
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Architecture
Maxwell
Vega
Code name
N15?
Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
7 January 2018
Pipelines
256
1280
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
931 MHz
Boost Clock
1150 MHz
1011 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
18.40
Floating-point performance
588.8 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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