NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) vs AMD Radeon R9 M380

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) and AMD Radeon R9 M380 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, API support, Memory, Technologies, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 36% higher core clock speed: 1228 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 67% higher boost clock speed: 1670 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 4x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 1500 MHz
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.898 vs 34.701
  • 6.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 536
  • Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3331 vs 2855
  • 6.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 536
  • Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3331 vs 2855
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed 1228 MHz vs 900 MHz
Boost clock speed 1670 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898 vs 34.701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3331 vs 2855
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3331 vs 2855

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M380

  • 2x more pipelines: 768 vs 384
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2774 vs 2456
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 530 vs 442
  • Around 29% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12660 vs 9783
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 546.907 vs 170.785
  • Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.618 vs 1.373
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 48.878 vs 18.937
  • Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 194.051 vs 160.823
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3688 vs 3629
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3688 vs 3629
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 768 vs 384
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2774 vs 2456
PassMark - G2D Mark 530 vs 442
Geekbench - OpenCL 12660 vs 9783
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 546.907 vs 170.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.618 vs 1.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 48.878 vs 18.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 194.051 vs 160.823
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3688 vs 3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3688 vs 3629

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M380

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2456
2774
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
442
530
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9783
12660
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.898
34.701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
170.785
546.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.373
2.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.937
48.878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
160.823
194.051
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
3688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
2855
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
3688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
2855
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) AMD Radeon R9 M380
PassMark - G3D Mark 2456 2774
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 530
Geekbench - OpenCL 9783 12660
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898 34.701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 170.785 546.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.373 2.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.937 48.878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 160.823 194.051
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3629 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3331 2855
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3629 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3331 2855
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1084

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) AMD Radeon R9 M380

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
Code name N17P-G1 Strato
Launch date 17 May 2017 5 May 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $69.99
Place in performance rating 872 875
Price now $59.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 63.91
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1670 MHz 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 768
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Texture fill rate 48 GTexel / s
Transistor count 2,080 million

Video outputs and ports

G-SYNC support
Display Connectors No outputs
Eyefinity

API support

DirectX 12_1 12
Vulkan
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0
Memory bandwidth 96 GB / s

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready
AMD Eyefinity
DirectCompute 5.0
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized