Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GT 1030

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

ASUS Radeon R9 270X 1050MHZ 2GB 5.6GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card

Prices and Stock
MSRP $79

GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card

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$64.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

maxsun GEFORCE GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 64-Bit Video Graphics Card GPU PCIe 3.0 DirectX 12 ITX HDCP DVI HDMI SFF Low Profile Ready Fast Performance Than 2GD4

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$76.99

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Same as Founder's Edition

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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$89.99

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Same as Founder's Edition

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

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$89.99

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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 270X outperforms 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 R9 270X is 1317 days older than GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of Radeon R9 270X

Performs up to 125% better in Metro Exodus than GeForce GT 1030 - 9 vs 4 FPS

Advantages of GeForce GT 1030

Up to 48% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 270X - $16.25 vs $31.00 per FPS
Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 30 vs 180 Watts

This is a free version of Metro Exodus.

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

FPS

100%

Value, $/FPS

$31/FPS

52%

Price, $

$279

23%

FPS Winner

ASUS Radeon R9 270X 1050MHZ 2GB 5.6GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card

Buy for $279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7301 minutes ago

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

FPS

44%

Value, $/FPS

$16.25/FPS

100%

Price, $

$64.99

100%

Value Winner

GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card

Buy for $64.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7300 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

1920 x 1080

Very High

348

FPS

354

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

533

FPS

550

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

385

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

33.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

84 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

70%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

42%

Radeon R9 270X	vs	GeForce GT 1030
Oct 8th, 2013	Release Date	May 17th, 2017
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 10
$199	MSRP	$79
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
2x 6-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	2 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR5
256-bit	Bus	64-bit
179.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	48.06 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1228 MHz
1050 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1468 MHz
1400 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1502 MHz