Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce GT 1030

Prices and Stock
MSRP $549

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $79

GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card

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CA$126.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

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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CA$165.7

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~~1228~~ 1265 MHz

Base Clock

~~1468~~ 1518 MHz

Boost Clock

ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 64-bit PCIe 3.0 DirectX 12 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card ZT-P10300A-10L

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CA$153.33

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Same as Founder's Edition

ASUS GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 HDMI DVI Graphics Card (GT1030-2G-CSM)

Key Differences

In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1973 days older than GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7970

Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GT 1030 - 108 vs 103 FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 3 vs 2 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 1030

Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 30 vs 250 Watts

This is a free version of Far Cry 5.

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

FPS

108

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

FPS

103

95%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.23/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$126.99

100%

Value Winner

GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

386

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

116

FPS

123

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

533

FPS

563

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

137

FPS

145

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

79%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

30%

Radeon HD 7970	vs	GeForce GT 1030
Dec 22nd, 2011	Release Date	May 17th, 2017
Southern Islands	Generation	GeForce 10
$549	MSRP	$79
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
3 GB	Memory	2 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR5
384-bit	Bus	64-bit
264 GB/s	Bandwidth	48.06 GB/s
925 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1228 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1468 MHz
1375 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1502 MHz