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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 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 HD 7970 is 1973 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 63% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $64.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Apex Legends than Radeon HD 7970 - $0.93 vs $2.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 30 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 21% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GT 1030 - 85 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 3 vs 2 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
70
82%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card
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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
79%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
29%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
May 17th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $79 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 48.06 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1228 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1468 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 1030 or Radeon HD 7970
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
45 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 4100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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47 FPS
$25.06/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$7.95/FPS
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Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$33.31/FPS
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