Radeon HD 2900 PRO vs GeForce GT 1030

Place in performance ranking	544	910
Place by popularity	26	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.43	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	R600
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2017 (7 years ago)	12 December 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$137 (1.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	320
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1670 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,800 million	720 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.23	9.600
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	384.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	145 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 1030 6.39
+294%

ATI HD 2900 PRO 1.62

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Radeon HD 2900 PRO by 294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 1030 2466
+293%

ATI HD 2900 PRO 627

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Radeon HD 2900 PRO by 293% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	24 +300%	6−7 −300%
1440p	17 +325%	4−5 −325%
4K	9 +350%	2−3 −350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60
+267%

−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +289%	18 −289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +286%	22 −286%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +289%	18 −289%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +264%	11 −264%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +281%	21 −281%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +270%	27 −270%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +270%	27 −270%
Hitman 3	60−65 +275%	16 −275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +281%	42 −281%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +285%	26 −285%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +287%	31 −287%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +293%	28 −293%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +285%	13 −285%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +275%	12 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +275%	16 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +286%	7 −286%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +293%	14−16 −293%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +275%	20 −275%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +257%	84 −257%
Hitman 3	30−33 +275%	8 −275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450−500 +266%	123 −266%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +281%	21 −281%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +275%	24 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +268%	19 −268%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +281%	21 −281%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +257%	84 −257%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +286%	7 −286%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +260%	5 −260%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +293%	14−16 −293%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +275%	16 −275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +268%	19 −268%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +275%	16 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +275%	12 −275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +250%	6 −250%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75
+268%

−268%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +275%	12−14 −275%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +264%	10−12 −264%
Hitman 3	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +293%	14 −293%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +264%	11 −264%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+264%

10−12

−264%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +250%	4 −250%
Hitman 3	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +250%	2 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +286%	7 −286%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +260%	5 −260%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

+286%

7−8
−286%

This is how GT 1030 and ATI HD 2900 PRO compete in popular games:

GT 1030 is 300% faster in 1080p
GT 1030 is 325% faster in 1440p
GT 1030 is 350% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.39	1.62
Recency	17 May 2017	12 December 2007
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	200 Watt