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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP $79
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MSRP $79
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AvailabilityMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 1030 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 1708 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 39% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$166.31 vs CA$274.60
- Up to 30% better value when playing Valorant than Radeon RX 6500 XT - CA$0.31 vs CA$0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 72% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 30 vs 107 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 17% better in Valorant than GeForce GT 1030 - 624 vs 533 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 4 vs 2 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
533
85%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$166.31
100%
Value Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GT 1030 4GHD4 LP OC Low Profile Graphics Card (Boost Clock: 1430 MHz, Memory Speed: 2100 MHz, 4GB DDR4, 64-bit, DP/HDMI)
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Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
624
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.44/FPS
70%
Price, CA$
CA$274.6
60%
FPS Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
Buy for CA$274.6 on Amazon
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Updated 250 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
26%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
20%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 1030 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| May 17th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Navi II |
$79 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
| 48.06 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1228 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1468 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce GT 1030 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
448 FPS
CA$2.42/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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304 FPS
CA$3.03/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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311 FPS
CA$3.81/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 4100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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