GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 4870 X2. 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 HD 4870 X2. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 853% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 1030 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 528 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 122 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 2400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 1030 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Pascal TeraScale
Code name N17P-G1 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 May 2017 12 August 2008
Pipelines 384 800
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 28.00
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 145 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 6.4 4.1
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
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