GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R8 M445DX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon R8 M445DX, 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 R8 M445DX, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R8 M445DX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R8 M445DX 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 R8 M445DX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon R8 M445DX
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon R8 M445DX uses IGP interface.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R8 M445DX - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R8 M445DX - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 508 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R8 M445DX - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 5067 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 1−2
medium / 1080p 16−18 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon R8 M445DX
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N17P-G1 Meso
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 May 2017 1 June 2016
Pipelines 384 704
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 720 / 1020 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz 1021 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 20.42
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 + 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 933 / 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.0
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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