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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GT 1030

Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GT 1030: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 273 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GT 1030

2 GB GDDR5 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
ZER-LON GeForce GT 1030 4G Low Profile Graphics Card, GDDR4 64Bit, HDMI/DVI Ports Support DirectX 12 Computer Gaming Video Card, Desktop GPU, Support 4K

Buy for 81.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 273 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 273 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GT 1030

2 GB GDDR5 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
ZER-LON GeForce GT 1030 4G Low Profile Graphics Card, GDDR4 64Bit, HDMI/DVI Ports Support DirectX 12 Computer Gaming Video Card, Desktop GPU, Support 4K

Buy for 81.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 273 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $229

Availability

MSRP $79

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 480 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 480 is 322 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

  • Performs up to 67% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GT 1030 - 55 vs 33 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 8 vs 2 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 1030

  • Up to 70% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $73.04 vs $242.68
  • Up to 50% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon RX 480 - $2.46 vs $4.90 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 30 vs 150 Watts
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


FPS

55

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.9/FPS

50%

Price, €

€269.37

30%

FPS Winner

Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 273 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017


FPS

33

60%

Value, €/FPS

€2.46/FPS

100%

Price, €

€81.07

100%

Value Winner

ZER-LON GeForce GT 1030 4G Low Profile Graphics Card, GDDR4 64Bit, HDMI/DVI Ports Support DirectX 12 Computer Gaming Video Card, Desktop GPU, Support 4K

Buy for 81.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 273 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

58%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

19%

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo

Radeon RX 480

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo

GeForce GT 1030

Jun 29th, 2016Release Date
May 17th, 2017
Arctic IslandsGenerationGeForce 10
$229MSRP
$79
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI
1x 6-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus64-bit
256 GB/s
Bandwidth48.06 GB/s
1120 MHzBase Clock Speed
1228 MHz
1266 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1468 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1502 MHz

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