GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 7790, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 1030 stacks up against Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GT 1030	Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	85 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7790 has 183% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 1030 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 228 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7790 is 38 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 7790 is 6000 MHz.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 23% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	5−6	8−9
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Battlefield 5 is 20% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 7790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	190−200	210−220
medium / 768p	160−170	180−190
ultra / 1080p	85−90	100−110
QHD / 1440p	50−55	55−60
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−35
high / 768p	130−140	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	85−90	95−100
ultra / 1080p	55−60	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	100−110
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Fortnite is 15% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	27−30
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	7−8	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	45−50	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
medium / 768p	70−75	75−80
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	8−9	10−11
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	30−35
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Metro Exodus is 30% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	30−33
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	45−50	55−60
medium / 768p	30−33	35−40
high / 1080p	16−18	20−22
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 22% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 1030	Radeon HD 7790
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 2.0
Code name	N17P-G1	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2017	22 March 2013
Pipelines	384	896
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost Clock	1670 MHz
Transistor count	1,800 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	35.23	56.00
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	1,792 gflops
Length	145 mm	183 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
VR Ready	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1
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Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		218 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		5.2 Mh/s
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GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 7790

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