Radeon R9 280X vs GeForce GT 1030

Prices and Stock
MSRP $299

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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

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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$152.67

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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 R9 280X 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 R9 280X is 1317 days older than GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of Radeon R9 280X

Performs up to 29% better in God of War than GeForce GT 1030 - 40 vs 31 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 R9 280X - 30 vs 250 Watts

This is a free version of God of War.

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

FPS

78%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$4.1/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 R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

532

FPS

560

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

386

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

533

FPS

565

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

137

FPS

145

FPS

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

32 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

128 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

73%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

28%

Radeon R9 280X	vs	GeForce GT 1030
Oct 8th, 2013	Release Date	May 17th, 2017
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 10
$299	MSRP	$79
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x 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
288 GB/s	Bandwidth	48.06 GB/s
850 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1228 MHz
1000 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1468 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1502 MHz