Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
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
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 is highly praised as a great 1080p card with excellent price-to-performance ratio. Users report smooth gaming, easy installation, and no issues over months of use. It runs hotter than 3-fan variants but is considered a solid upgrade from older GPUs like the GTX 1060.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p performance
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Easy installation
- Reliable and stable
- Compact size fits well
Cons
- Runs hotter than 3-fan variants
- Not ideal for 4K gaming
- Limited for high-end 1440p
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 14 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | — | 96★ |
| RT Cores | — | 24★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 15.109999656677246★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 1.8619999885559082 | 15.109999656677246★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 30★ | 115 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 | 300 |
| Power Connectors | No | — |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 2 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 8K (4320p) |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 150★ | 225 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | — |
| Weight | 0.23 kg★ | 0.64 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | — |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
- Strong affordability (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average vram (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average compute (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average ai (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
- Below average ai (33rd percentile)
- Below average vram (34th percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
ASUS GeForce RTX 4060 Dual 8GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 62 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 38 specs.
