Radeon R5 430 OEM vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870

In this comparison between Radeon R5 430 OEM and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 Vega M GL 870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 Vega M GL 870 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R5 430 OEM Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is 201 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • Radeon R5 430 OEM is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 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 Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Full Specs

  Radeon R5 430 OEM Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Architecture GCN 1.0 Vega
Code name Oland Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 30 June 2016 7 January 2018
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 730 MHz 931 MHz
Boost Clock 780 MHz 1011 MHz
Transistor count 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 18.72
Floating-point performance 599.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 36.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized
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