Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce GT 1030

Prices and Stock
MSRP $279

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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

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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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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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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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ASUS GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 HDMI DVI Graphics Card (GT1030-2G-CSM)

Key Differences

In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1170 days older than GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of Radeon R9 280

Performs up to 13% better in No Man's Sky than GeForce GT 1030 - 78 vs 69 FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 3 vs 2 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 1030

Consumes up to 85% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 30 vs 200 Watts

This is a free version of No Man's Sky.

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

FPS

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

FPS

88%

Value, $/FPS

$0.94/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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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

1920 x 1080

Very High

348

FPS

357

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

533

FPS

557

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

386

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

29.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

104.5 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

79%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

34%

Radeon R9 280	vs	GeForce GT 1030
Mar 4th, 2014	Release Date	May 17th, 2017
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 10
$279	MSRP	$79
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
3 GB	Memory	2 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR5
384-bit	Bus	64-bit
240 GB/s	Bandwidth	48.06 GB/s
827 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1228 MHz
933 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1468 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1502 MHz