GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 vs Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 2

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Primary details

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

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ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiGP108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 January 2012 (13 years ago)12 March 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

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 cores768384
Core clock speed800 MHz1152 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1379 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate38.4033.10
Floating-point processing power1.229 TFLOPS1.059 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4824

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length267 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.0 GB/s16.8 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI
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API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 January 2012 12 March 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 20 Watt

HD 7950 Monica BIOS 2 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 1030 DDR4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 325% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7950 Monica BIOS 2 and GeForce GT 1030 DDR4. We've got no test results to judge.

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