AMD Radeon RX 560 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
20Rasterization20
20Ray Tracing20
23.8Memoryspec-based20
86.7Efficiencyspec-based86.7
20Compute20
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5603 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 560 scores 30.6 against 30 for NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 560
- 167% higher Shading units: 1,024 vs 384
- 133% higher bandwidth: 112 GB/s vs 48 GB/s
- 100% higher VRAM: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 70% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 1,851 vs 1,087
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- 62% lower TDP: 30 W vs 80 W
- 15% higher Boost clock: 1,468 MHz vs 1,275 MHz
- Lower launch price: $79 vs $99
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2017 |
| Architecture | Polaris (GCN 4) | Pascal |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 80 W | 30 W+62% |
| Power connector | — | None |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024+167% | 384 |
| RT cores | — | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 1,175 MHz | 1,227 MHz+4% |
| Boost clock | 1,275 MHz | 1,468 MHz+15% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB+100% | 2 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit+100% | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s+133% | 48 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 560 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 1,851+70%Bottom 5% | 1,087Bottom 1% |
| PassMark G3D | 3,688+54%Bottom 3% | 2,394Bottom 1% |
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