NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
VS
AMD Radeon R7 250
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
VS
AMD Radeon R7 250

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030  vs  AMD Radeon R7 250.

413
Place in performance rating
599
32.73
Value for money (0-100)
22.79
Pascal
Architecture
GCN
GP108
Code name
Oland
Desktop
Type
Desktop
17 May 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
1 October 2013 (8 years ago)
$79
Launch price (MSRP)
$89
$167 (2.1x MSRP)
Price now
$117 (1.3x MSRP)
no data
Design
reference
13.90
Value for money
1.00
N17P-G1
GPU code name
Oland XT
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030  vs  AMD Radeon R7 250 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

384
Pipelines
384
1228 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1468 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
1,800 million
Transistor count
950 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
30 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
35.23
Texture fill rate
25.20
1,127 gflops
Floating-point performance
716.8 gflops
384
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
1670 MHz
Boost clock speed
1050 MHz
1,800 million
Number of transistors
950 million
30 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
75 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and AMD Radeon R7 250 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
145 mm
Length
168 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
N/A
no data
Bus support
PCIe 3.0

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 vs AMD Radeon R7 250.

GDDR5
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
6000 MHz
Memory clock speed
1150 MHz
48.06 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 vs AMD Radeon R7 250.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
+
G-SYNC support
no data
+
HDMI
+
no data
DisplayPort support
-

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

+
VR Ready
no data
+
Multi Monitor
no data
6.1
CUDA
no data
+
Multi-Projection
no data
no data
AppAcceleration
+
no data
CrossFire
1
no data
FreeSync
1
no data
HD3D
-
no data
PowerTune
-
no data
TrueAudio
-
no data
ZeroCore
-
no data
DDMA audio
+
no data
Enduro
-

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and AMD Radeon R7 250 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_1)
DirectX
DirectX® 12
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
no data
6.4
Shader Model
5.1
1.2
OpenCL
1.2
no data
Mantle
-

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and AMD Radeon R7 250 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 or AMD Radeon R7 250 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 31 15 13 10
AMD Radeon R7 250
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 18.5 11.8 9.5
AMD Radeon R7 250
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 92.7 41.6 30.7 18.6 13.7 4.82
AMD Radeon R7 250
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 105.9 35.7 24.2 15.4 8.9
AMD Radeon R7 250
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 38.4 17.6 14.9 14.2
AMD Radeon R7 250
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030

6.53% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (30 Watt vs 75 Watt)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250

Cheaper ($117 (1.3x MSRP) vs $167 (2.1x MSRP))

More memory bandwidth (72 GB/s vs 48.06 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 or AMD Radeon R7 250?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 .

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 versus AMD Radeon R7 250 performance benchmarks comparison

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User rating

3.9 Out of 525 Hitesti Score
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