GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon Pro Vega 20, 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 Pro Vega 20, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 20 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 Vega 20 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon Pro Vega 20
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 413 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon Pro Vega 20 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 4520 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.

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 Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon Pro Vega 20
Architecture Pascal Vega
Code name N17P-G1 Vega Mobile
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 17 May 2017 15 November 2018
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 815 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz 1283 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 102.6
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 189.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
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
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
Laptop size large
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