GeForce GT 1030 vs Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS with GeForce GT 1030, including specs and performance data.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
30 Watt
10.37
+66.5%

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS outperforms GT 1030 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking440585
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.31
Power efficiency24.2714.58
Architectureno dataPascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateno data17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores1536384
Core clock speedno data1228 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rateno data35.23
Floating-point processing powerno data1.127 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x4
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeLPDDR5xGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speed8448 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data48.06 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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS 10.37
+66.5%
GT 1030 6.23

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS 6346
+34.2%
GT 1030 4728

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS 6294
+73.7%
GT 1030 3625

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS 34890
+58.1%
GT 1030 22069

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 HD36
+44%
25
−44%
1440p16
−56.3%
25
+56.3%
4K16−18
+60%
10
−60%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.16
1440pno data3.16
4Kno data7.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+33.3%
15
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+41.9%
31
−41.9%
Counter-Strike 2 19
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+81.8%
11
−81.8%
Far Cry 5 30
+57.9%
19
−57.9%
Fortnite 55−60
+25.5%
47
−25.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+59.3%
27
−59.3%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+52.9%
17
−52.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+25%
28
−25%
Valorant 90−95
−61.7%
152
+61.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+69.2%
26
−69.2%
Counter-Strike 2 16
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+50.5%
95−100
−50.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+186%
7
−186%
Far Cry 5 28
+64.7%
17
−64.7%
Fortnite 55−60
+63.9%
36
−63.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+79.2%
24
−79.2%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+85.7%
14
−85.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+20.7%
29
−20.7%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+186%
7
−186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+45.8%
24
−45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+90.5%
21
−90.5%
Valorant 90−95
−30.9%
123
+30.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+120%
20
−120%
Counter-Strike 2 14
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 26
+73.3%
15
−73.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+169%
16
−169%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+136%
11
−136%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+119%
16
−119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+58.3%
12
−58.3%
Valorant 90−95
+571%
14
−571%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+136%
25
−136%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+65.2%
45−50
−65.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+114%
7−8
−114%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+35.1%
35−40
−35.1%
Valorant 110−120
+63.2%
65−70
−63.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+75%
12
−75%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Valorant 50−55
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+143%
7
−143%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS and GT 1030 compete in popular games:

  • Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is 44% faster in 1080p
  • GT 1030 is 56% faster in 1440p
  • Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is 60% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is 1100% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 1030 is 62% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is ahead in 62 tests (93%)
  • GT 1030 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.37 6.23
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm

Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS has a 66.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS is a notebook card while GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop one.

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Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
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