AMD Radeon R5 M430

The AMD Radeon R5 M430 is a 28 nm integrated GPU from the Gem System (R5 M400) generation. It uses the Jet chip with GCN 1.0 architecture, fabricated by TSMC with 690 million transistors on a 56 mm² die and a transistor density of 12.3M / mm². The GPU has 320 shading units, 20 texture mapping units, and 8 raster output units. Clocks are set at 780 MHz base and 855 MHz boost; memory runs at a 1000 MHz cycle with 2 Gbps effective data rate. The memory interface is 64 bits wide, holding 4 GB of DDR3, for 16.00 GB/s bandwidth. It supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. In benchmarks, it scores 5084 in Geekbench OpenCL, 4878 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 4981 on average, placing it at the 28th percentile of all GPUs.

Memory Subsystem — VRAM size/type, bus width, bandwidth and what it means for high resolutions

The memory configuration is 4 GB DDR3 on a 64-bit bus. The memory clock is 1000 MHz, quoted as 2 Gbps effective. Total bandwidth is 16.00 GB/s. This is a modest figure when paired with 4 GB capacity; the GPU can address a large working set, but the narrow interface and DDR3 data rate limit how quickly that working set can be read or written.

For high-resolution rendering, the capacity may be sufficient for large textures, yet the 16.00 GB/s pipe becomes the constraint. At higher pixel counts, each frame requires more texel fetches and more pixel writes, all of which must pass through the same 64-bit path. The texture rate of 17.10 GTexel/s and pixel rate of 6.840 GPixel/s are specification limits that the memory subsystem may not always sustain in bandwidth-heavy scenes. The 4 GB buffer does not offset the channel width; it simply determines how much data can reside on the GPU before the slower DDR3 transfer speed becomes the limiting factor.

Ray Tracing and Feature Set — RT/tensor cores, API support from facts

Specifications list no RT cores and no tensor cores. The R5 M430 is therefore a GCN 1.0 design without dedicated ray tracing or tensor acceleration blocks. Its programmable array is built from 320 shading units, 20 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. The API feature set is DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. These APIs enable general shader-based effects, but the lack of dedicated ray tracing hardware in the data means hardware-accelerated ray tracing is not specified.

The 28 nm TSMC process and 56 mm² die shape the transistor budget of 690 million transistors and the resulting FP32 compute of 547.2 GFLOPS. PCIe 3.0 x8 is the bus interface. Display outputs are listed as portable device dependent, so connected displays depend on the host system.

Benchmark Performance — analyze scores vs rivals with exact % deltas

The database contains two Geekbench results. The OpenCL score is 5084; the Vulkan score is 4878. The average benchmark score is 4981. The all-GPU percentile is 28, meaning the M430 sits low in the overall performance distribution.

Against its nearest rivals, the margins are extremely small. The AMD Radeon R7 M360 has an average score of 4978 with a deltaPct of 0.1, putting the M430 0.1% ahead. The Intel HD Graphics 630 averages 4977, also with a deltaPct of 0.1, again 0.1% ahead. The NVIDIA Quadro 4000 averages 5000 with a deltaPct of -0.4, meaning the M430 trails by 0.4%. The AMD Radeon HD 8670M averages 5012 with a deltaPct of -0.6, making it 0.6% behind. The result is a tightly grouped set; the M430's average of 4981 is within less than one percent of all four named rivals.

How It Compares — position vs each nearest rival, one short paragraph per rival

AMD Radeon R7 M360: The R7 M360 reaches an average benchmark score of 4978. The R5 M430's 4981 average and deltaPct of 0.1 put it ahead by a marginal 0.1%. In practical terms, the two are effectively interchangeable in the database.

Intel HD Graphics 630: Intel's integrated GPU averages 4977. The M430 leads by 0.1%. The benchmark position is essentially tied, with the M430 on the positive side of the delta.

NVIDIA Quadro 4000: The Quadro 4000 has an average score of 5000. The M430's deltaPct is -0.4, so it is behind by 0.4%. This is a narrow loss, but it gives the Quadro 4000 the higher average score.

AMD Radeon HD 8670M: The HD 8670M leads this group with an average score of 5012. The M430 trails by 0.6%. Even the largest gap among the nearest rivals is under one percent, consistent with the M430's 28th percentile placement.

Power and Cooling — TDP, PSU recommendation, connector requirements

The fact pack does not list a TDP for the R5 M430. It also lists no suggested PSU and no power connectors. The slot width is labeled IGP, which means the GPU is integrated into the host system rather than installed as a separate expansion card. Display outputs are portable device dependent.

With no discrete power connector information, power delivery is left to the system board. Cooling requirements are likewise not specified as a standalone metric. The absence of a PSU recommendation is consistent with an IGP that does not require end-user power supply selection.

FAQ — 4-6 Q&A pairs, each answerable from FACT PACK data (format: Q: ... A: ...)

Q: What process node and architecture does the R5 M430 use?

A: It uses TSMC's 28 nm process, GCN 1.0 architecture, and the Jet chip, with 690 million transistors on a 56 mm² die.

Q: What memory specification does it carry?

A: 4 GB DDR3, a 64-bit bus, 16.00 GB/s bandwidth, 1000 MHz memory clock, and 2 Gbps effective data rate.

Q: Which graphics APIs are supported?

A: DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170.

Q: What are the GPU clock speeds?

A: The base clock is 780 MHz and the boost clock is 855 MHz.

Q: What is its benchmark performance?

A: It scores 5084 in Geekbench OpenCL, 4878 in Geekbench Vulkan, and 4981 on average, at the 28th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: How does it compare to the AMD Radeon R7 M360?

A: The R7 M360 has an average score of 4978; the R5 M430 has an average of 4981, a deltaPct of 0.1 in favor of the M430.