GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 vs Radeon RX 570 Mobile
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | GP108 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 December 2017 (8 years ago) | 12 March 2018 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599.99 | $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 cores | 2048 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 926 MHz | 1152 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1206 MHz | 1379 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 154.4 | 33.10 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.94 TFLOPS | 1.059 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 128 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 144 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1650 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | 16.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 December 2017 | 12 March 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 20 Watt |
RX 570 Mobile has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GT 1030 DDR4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 325% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 570 Mobile and GeForce GT 1030 DDR4. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 570 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is a desktop one.
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