GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon Pro 450

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon Pro 450, 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 Pro 450, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 450 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 450 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 Pro 450 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon Pro 450
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 450 has 16% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon Pro 450 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon Pro 450 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 450 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro 450 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 428 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 450.
  • GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon Pro 450 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 920 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 450.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9 8−9
QHD / 1440p 2−3 3−4
low / 720p 27−30 27−30
medium / 1080p 16−18 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon Pro 450
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name N17P-G1 Polaris 11
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 17 May 2017 27 October 2016
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 32.00
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 1,024 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
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
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 127 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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