GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 6990
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 6990, 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 HD 6990, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GT 1030
Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
375 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 1150% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon HD 6990 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 6990 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 398 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6990 is 150 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
QHD / 1440p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
210−220
medium / 768p
160−170
170−180
ultra / 1080p
85−90
95−100
QHD / 1440p
50−55
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
130−140
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
medium / 768p
85−90
90−95
ultra / 1080p
55−60
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
90−95
95−100
medium / 1080p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 7% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
QHD / 1440p
7−8
9−10
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 12% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
70−75
75−80
high / 1080p
24−27
30−33
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 2% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p
45−50
55−60
medium / 768p
30−33
30−35
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
high / 768p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 1030
Radeon HD 6990
Architecture
Pascal
TeraScale 3
Code name
N17P-G1
Antilles
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
17 May 2017
8 March 2011
Pipelines
384
1536
Core clock speed
1228 MHz
830 MHz
Boost Clock
1670 MHz
Transistor count
1,800 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
35.23
79.68
Floating-point performance
1,127 gflops
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
145 mm
295 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
48.06 GB/s
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
VR Ready
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
CUDA
6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.11 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
265 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
24 Mh/s
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