Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
The GIGABYTE GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G is generally well-received as a budget, low-power card for basic computing, media playback, and light gaming. Users praise its compact size, quiet operation, and ease of installation, especially for upgrading older office desktops like Dell Optiplex systems. However, the DDR4 memory version is a significant point of contention, with several users noting it severely hampers performance compared to the GDDR5 version, and it lacks support for video transcoding. Despite this, many find it adequate for their needs, though some consider it overpriced for what it offers.
Pros
- Low power consumption
- Compact low-profile design
- Quiet operation
- Easy installation
- Good for basic tasks
Cons
- DDR4 memory hampers performance
- No video transcoding support
- Overpriced for performance
- DVI-I plug requires adapter
- Not for high loads or gaming
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
The ASRock RX 7600 Challenger 8GB is well-received for its solid 1080p performance, good thermals, and easy RGB software. Users appreciate its value for budget builds, though some note the 8GB VRAM and ray tracing are limiting for higher resolutions. A few mention driver instability and lack of support from ASRock.
Pros
- Solid 1080p performance
- Good thermals under load
- Easy RGB software
- Good value for budget builds
- Energy efficient
Cons
- 8GB VRAM limiting at 1440p
- Mediocre ray tracing performance
- Driver instability after updates
- Lack of ASRock support
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | Radeon RX 7600 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 14 | 6★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | — | 64★ |
| RT Cores | — | 32★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 43.5★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 1.8619999885559082 | 21.75★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 30★ | 165 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 550 |
| Power Connectors | No | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 2 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 150★ | 269 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.23 kg★ | 0.64 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
- Strong affordability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average vram (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average compute (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average ai (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
ASRock Radeon RX 7600 Challenger 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (75th percentile)
- Strong connectivity (71st percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 55 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 38 specs.
