SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 4GB GDDR4
The passive cooling and 30W TDP allow for silent, single-slot operation without an external power connector, making it a simple drop-in upgrade for compact or older office PCs. Its 4GB GDDR4 frame buffer and dual-monitor support via HDMI and DVI provide functional 4K desktop real estate for productivity tasks. This card is best for users needing basic multi-display output for office applications or adding video ports to a server, not for modern 3D gaming.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average vram (10th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th percentile)
- Below average ai (12th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 14 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR4 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
| Bandwidth | 48.06 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 1152 |
| Boost Clock | 1152 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2297 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 200 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express x4 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 160 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR4 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1152 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 21.1 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 86.4 | 34.3 | 17.5 | 37.9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.2 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.6 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 99 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.2 |
Usage Scores
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