GeForce GT 1030 vs Radeon Pro W5500

Place in the ranking	234	573
Place by popularity	not in top-100	36
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	42.87	2.31
Power efficiency	13.19	14.78
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Navi 14	GP108
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 February 2020 (4 years ago)	17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500 has 1756% better value for money than GT 1030.

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	1408	384
Core clock speed	1187 MHz	1228 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	1468 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.2	35.23
Floating-point processing power	3.942 TFLOPS	1.127 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	88	24

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x4
Length	267 mm	145 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	48.06 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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	4x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	-	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Pro W5500 23.65
+272%

GT 1030 6.36

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Pro W5500 9122
+272%

GT 1030 2455

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	85−90 +254%	24 −254%
1440p	70−75 +268%	19 −268%
4K	30−35 +233%	9 −233%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.69	3.29
1440p	5.70	4.16
4K	13.30	8.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +0%	18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	22 +0%	22 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 +0%	18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry 5	21 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 +0%	27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +0%	93 +0%
Hitman 3	16 +0%	16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	152 +0%	152 +0%
Metro Exodus	26 +0%	26 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	31 +0%	31 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 +0%	37 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 +0%	93 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 +0%	24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 +0%	16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +0%	7 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 +0%	20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +0%	84 +0%
Hitman 3	15 +0%	15 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	123 +0%	123 +0%
Metro Exodus	20 +0%	20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +0%	19 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +0%	84 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 +0%	7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5 +0%	5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +0%	16 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	19 +0%	19 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +0%	16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +0%	12 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6 +0%	6 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14 +0%	14 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +0%	11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 +0%	48 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+0%

10−12

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4 +0%	4 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1 +0%	1 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7 +0%	7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 +0%	6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

+0%

7−8

+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and GT 1030 compete in popular games:

Pro W5500 is 254% faster in 1080p
Pro W5500 is 268% faster in 1440p
Pro W5500 is 233% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.65	6.36
Recency	10 February 2020	17 May 2017
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	30 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 271.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GT 1030, on the other hand, has 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.