GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon R9 270, 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 R9 270, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GT 1030	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 1030 and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 1030 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 270 is 65 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−33
QHD / 1440p	5−6	14−16
4K / 2160p	4−5	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	190−200	230−240
medium / 768p	160−170	200−210
ultra / 1080p	85−90	120−130
QHD / 1440p	50−55	95−100
4K / 2160p	30−33	55−60
high / 768p	130−140	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 34% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	85−90	110−120
ultra / 1080p	55−60	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 28% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	14−16	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	16−18	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 61% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	27−30
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	130−140
medium / 1080p	45−50	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 51% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
QHD / 1440p	7−8	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 62% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	70−75	95−100
high / 1080p	24−27	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	18−20
QHD / 1440p	1−2	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 45% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	8−9	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−12	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 14% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 53% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	45−50	75−80
medium / 768p	30−33	45−50
high / 1080p	16−18	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	14−16
4K / 2160p	7−8	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 59% more, than GeForce GT 1030.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 5% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 1030	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 1.0
Code name	N17P-G1	Curacao
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2017	13 November 2013
Pipelines	384	1280
Core clock speed	1228 MHz
Boost Clock	1670 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	1,800 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	35.23	74.00
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	145 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-
G-SYNC support	+
VR Ready	+
DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
CUDA	6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.11 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon R9 270

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