MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC 2GB DDR4 Black
The passive cooling and 30W TDP make this a silent, low-profile card that fits into slim OEM systems without a PSU upgrade. Its 2GB of DDR4 memory and 1430MHz boost clock provide basic display output and hardware decoding for modern codecs. This is best for office users needing multi-monitor support or a simple upgrade for older PCs lacking integrated graphics.
GPU GeForce GT 1030
VRAM 2GB DDR4
Boost Clock 1430 MHz
TDP 30 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
13 Overall Score
No current retailer price
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average compute (6th percentile)
- Below average vram (6th percentile)
- Below average ai (8th percentile)
- Below average rt (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 1189 |
| Boost Clock | 1430 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2400 |
| GPU Compute | 1251 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 (Uses x4) |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
Physical
| Length | 150 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N507TAERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 2GB DDR4 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1430 | 2407 | 2588 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC | 7.7 | 11 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 20.9 | 34.4 | 25.5 | 15.7 | 90.4 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.5 | 96.2 | 72.7 | 25 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N507TAERO OC-16GD Compare | 79.1 | 88.2 | 85.5 | 88.7 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 73.1 | 94 | 95.5 | 21.6 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.1 | 97.5 | 88.6 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 58 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.8 | 96.2 | 91.6 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.9 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 18.7 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.1 | 97.5 | 88.6 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 58 | 94 | 82.5 | 17.5 |
Usage Scores
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