GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri. 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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri. 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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI
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  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 508 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 7−8
ultra / 1080p 8−9 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 18−20
medium / 1080p 16−18 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N17P-G1 Kaveri Spectre
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 May 2017 14 January 2014
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - +
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
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