MSI GeForce GT 1030 4GB DDR4
A passive heatsink and 20W TDP enable silent, zero-fan operation in a 150mm low-profile card, though the 4GB DDR4 memory on a 64-bit bus severely limits bandwidth to 48 GB/s. Its single-slot design and 4K60 output over HDMI 2.0b make it a practical fit for compact home theater PCs or office systems needing modern display connectivity. This card is best for users upgrading aging integrated graphics for desktop productivity and media playback, not for gaming workloads.
GPU GeForce GT 1030
VRAM 4GB DDR4
Boost Clock 1430 MHz
TDP 20 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
25 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average vram (10th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th percentile)
- Below average ai (12th percentile)
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 | DDR4 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
| Bandwidth | 48.06 |
| ECC | No |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 1228 |
| Boost Clock | 1430 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2297 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 20 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | No |
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 150 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GT 1030 | PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2-GAMING | Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD | EVGA XC3 08G-P5-3755-KL | ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-B50610H-10A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Vram | 4GB DDR4 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1430 | 2535 | 1785 | 3320 | 1770 | 2602 |
| Tdp W | 20 | 145 | 200 | 217 | 220 | 180 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 128 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GT 1030 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 21.1 | 11.6 | 21.2 | 72.6 | 21.8 |
| PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O Compare | 40.7 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.6 | 56.3 | 89.9 | 44.4 | 85.5 | 94 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2-GAMING Compare | 44 | 64.5 | 42.3 | 51.7 | 53 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 61.4 | 78.1 |
| Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD Compare | 47.6 | 51.5 | 37 | 50 | 65.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 51.2 | 76.7 |
| EVGA XC3 08G-P5-3755-KL Compare | 37.9 | 67.9 | 39.2 | 60.4 | 54.9 | 79.1 | 72.9 | 60.6 | 57.5 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-B50610H-10A Compare | 40.7 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.6 | 59.7 | 96.4 | 56.8 | 75.4 | 94 |
Price
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