GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R7 M270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon R7 M270, 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 R7 M270, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
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 R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 403 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - by 28 nm process technology.

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 R7 M270.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 Radeon R7 M270
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N17P-G1 Opal XT / Mars
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 May 2017 7 January 2014
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 825 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 19.80
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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