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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1973 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 56% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $60.8 vs $138.95
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 30 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 24% better in Diablo IV than GeForce GT 1030 - 67 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 3 vs 2 GB
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 GV-N1030D5-2GL Low Profile 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
Ultra
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
79.3581081081081%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
29.75506756756756%
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
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
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Core i3-10100
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