Radeon R9 M375X vs GeForce GT 1030

Place in performance ranking	540	617
Place by popularity	25	not in top-100
Value for money	2.64	0.16
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	Tropo
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2017 (6 years ago)	5 May 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$137 (1.7x MSRP)	$448

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 1030 has 1550% better value for money than R9 M375X.

Technical specs

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	640
Compute units	no data	10
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1670 MHz	1015 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	35.23	40.60
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	1,299 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

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	No outputs
Eyefinity	no data	1
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
VR Ready	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
Mantle	no data	+
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
+42%

R9 M375X 4.50

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Radeon R9 M375X by 42% based on our aggregated 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 2473
+42%

R9 M375X 1741

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Radeon R9 M375X by 42% 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	25 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
1440p	21 +50%	14−16 −50%
4K	9 +50%	6−7 −50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

15
+50%

10−11

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Forza Horizon 4	27 +50%	18−20 −50%
Hitman 3	22 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +70%	10−11 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	17 +70%	10−11 −70%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	24 +50%	16−18 −50%
Hitman 3	16 +60%	10−11 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Metro Exodus	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 +50%	14−16 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +50%	8−9 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +60%	10−11 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6 +50%	4−5 −50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Hitman 3	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1