GeForce GT 1030 GK107 vs GT 425M

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1021not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.02no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF108GK107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)30 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96384
Core clock speed560 MHz1058 MHz
Number of transistors585 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate8.96033.86
Floating-point processing power0.215 TFLOPS0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs1632

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data147 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 API12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA+3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 September 2010 30 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 65 Watt

GT 425M has 182.6% lower power consumption.

GT 1030 GK107, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 425M and GeForce GT 1030 GK107. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 425M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 1030 GK107 is a desktop one.


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