MSI GeForce GT 1030 4GB GDDR4
The 4GB GDDR4 memory and low-profile design with a 30W TDP make this a simple drop-in upgrade for basic display output and older systems without needing a PSU upgrade. Its single-fan cooler and half-height bracket offer silent, flexible installation in slim pre-built office PCs. This card is best for users needing to add HDMI or DisplayPort connectivity to a legacy desktop for 4K video playback, not for modern gaming workloads.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
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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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
| Base Clock | 1430 |
| Boost Clock | 1430 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2297 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 200 |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GT 1030 | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD | ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 4090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR4 | 24GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1430 | 2520 | 2482 | 2482 | 2450 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 450 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 384 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GT 1030 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 13.5 | 18.1 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 57.7 | 34.3 | 21.8 | 76.8 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N4090WF3-24GD Compare | 92.4 | 99 | 92.6 | 96.6 | 94.6 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.3 | 41.7 | 70.5 | 95.4 |
| ASUS PRIME 90YV0MF1-M0NA00 Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 95.4 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 82.6 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 0 | 69 | 82 | 99.1 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 0 | 63.1 | 94 | 88.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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