The GeForce GT 1030 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only $209.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 70% cheaper – $89.99 vs $299.00
- Consumes up to 89% less energy – 30 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 1030
May 17th, 2017
Average FPS
46
71%
Min 1% FPS
19
59%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
100%
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$89.99
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$89.99
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$78.98
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$107.97
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$114.46
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GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 1030
May 17th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
48.06 GB/s
15%
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
39%
Texture Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
23%
FP32
1.127 TFLOPS
23%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 1030 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
May 17th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$79.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
30 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 48.06 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 23.49 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| 35.23 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| 1.127 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
