GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 7850

In this comparison between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 7850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 1030 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 225 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 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7850 has 650% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 7850 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7850 is 65 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 4800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 18−20
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−12
QHD / 1440p 2−3 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 27−30 35−40
medium / 1080p 16−18 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon HD 7850
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name N17P-G1 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 May 2017 5 March 2012
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 1228 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 55.04
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 1,761 gflops
Length 145 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 249 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
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