GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 7990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 7990, 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 7990, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GT 1030	Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	375 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7990 has 1150% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7990 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 1030.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 278 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7990.
GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7990 is 162 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon HD 7990 is 6000 MHz.

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 HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	5−6	35−40
4K / 2160p	4−5	18−20
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Battlefield 5 is 170% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	190−200	250−260
medium / 768p	160−170	220−230
ultra / 1080p	85−90	180−190
QHD / 1440p	50−55	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	130−140	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 59% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	85−90	110−120
ultra / 1080p	55−60	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	14−16	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	5−6	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	80−85
medium / 1080p	16−18	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Far Cry 5 is 161% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	90−95	180−190
medium / 1080p	45−50	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Fortnite is 123% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	7−8	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 162% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	75−80	140−150
medium / 768p	70−75	120−130
high / 1080p	24−27	70−75
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	1−2	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 113% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	8−9	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	24−27	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−12	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Metro Exodus is 210% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	24−27	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 140% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	45−50	130−140
medium / 768p	30−33	85−90
high / 1080p	16−18	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 181% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	50−55
high / 768p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 1030	Radeon HD 7990
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 1.0
Code name	N17P-G1	Malta
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2017	24 April 2013
Pipelines	384	2048
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	950 MHz
Boost Clock	1670 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,800 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	35.23	128.0
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	2x 4,096 gflops
Length	145 mm	307 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
VR Ready	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1
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GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon HD 7990

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