NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) vs AMD Radeon RX 550

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) and AMD Radeon RX 550 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)

  • Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1228 MHz vs 1100 MHz
  • Around 41% higher boost clock speed: 1670 MHz vs 1183 MHz
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.898 vs 33.507
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 160.823 vs 140.911
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 940
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3331 vs 2158
  • 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 940
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3331 vs 2158
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1228 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed 1670 MHz vs 1183 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898 vs 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 160.823 vs 140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3331 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3331 vs 2158

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550

  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 512 vs 384
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2732 vs 2456
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 484 vs 442
  • Around 19% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11662 vs 9783
  • 6.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 170.785
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 1.373
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 18.937
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 3629
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 3629
  • Around 11% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1199 vs 1084
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 512 vs 384
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2732 vs 2456
PassMark - G2D Mark 484 vs 442
Geekbench - OpenCL 11662 vs 9783
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 170.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 1.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 18.937
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 3629
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1199 vs 1084

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 550

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2456
2732
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
442
484
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9783
11662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.898
33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
170.785
1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.373
3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.937
52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
160.823
140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1084
1199
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 550
PassMark - G3D Mark 2456 2732
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 484
Geekbench - OpenCL 9783 11662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 170.785 1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.373 3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.937 52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 160.823 140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3629 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3331 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3629 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3331 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1084 1199

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) AMD Radeon RX 550

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name N17P-G1 Lexa
Launch date 17 May 2017 18 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $69.99 $79
Place in performance rating 872 873
Price now $59.99 $75
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 63.91 59.51
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1670 MHz 1183 MHz
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 384 512
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s
Transistor count 2,200 million

Video outputs and ports

G-SYNC support
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

API support

DirectX 12_1 12
Vulkan
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None