SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 4GB GDDR4
The passive cooling and 30W TDP allow for silent, single-slot operation without an external power connector, making it a simple drop-in upgrade for compact or older office PCs. Its 4GB GDDR4 frame buffer and dual-monitor support via HDMI and DVI provide functional 4K desktop real estate for productivity tasks. This card is best for users needing basic multi-display output for office applications or adding video ports to a server, not for modern 3D gaming.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile) 86th
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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Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 1152 |
| Boost Clock | 1152 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2297 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 200 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express x4 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 160 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 | Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) | MSI Gaming RTX 5050 8G GAMING OC | ASUS Dual DUAL-RTX4060-O8G | PNY Dual Fan VCG50608DFXPB1 | ASRock Challenger RX7600 CL 8GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 5050 | GeForce RTX 4060 | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 7600 |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR4 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1152 | 1815 | 2632 | 2535 | 2497 | 2695 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 220 | 130 | 115 | 145 | 165 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 21.1 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 86.4 | 34.3 | 17.5 | 37.9 |
| Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) Compare | 37.9 | 67.9 | 39.2 | 60.4 | 54.9 | 79.1 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 60.6 | 52.9 | 95.3 |
| MSI Gaming RTX 5050 8G GAMING OC Compare | 31.2 | 44.8 | 36.3 | 42.2 | 44.5 | 96.4 | 56.8 | 86.4 | 81.9 | 94 | 62.5 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RTX4060-O8G Compare | 33.7 | 46.8 | 33.4 | 46.6 | 49 | 89.9 | 36.6 | 0 | 92.3 | 70.5 | 99 |
| PNY Dual Fan VCG50608DFXPB1 Compare | 40.7 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.6 | 56.3 | 66.8 | 44.4 | 0 | 85.5 | 82.1 | 2.6 |
| ASRock Challenger RX7600 CL 8GO Compare | 46.5 | 41.7 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 61.7 | 58.6 | 56.8 | 57.6 | 60.1 | 70.5 | 88.6 |
Price
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