GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon Pro 5500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon Pro 5500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 183% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 6000 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 1030.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 16−18 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture Pascal Navi / RDNA
Code name N17P-G1 Navi 14
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 17 May 2017 13 November 2019
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 1228 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz 1300 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 139.2
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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