ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
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ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
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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
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt | Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Pascal |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | DDR4 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 84★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 56.279998779296875★ | 1.8619999885559082 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 150 | 30★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 300★ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | No |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 4096 x 2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 304 | 150★ |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 1.41 kg | 0.23 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | ✗ |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 ProArt 16GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average vram (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average ai (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average rt (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4 offers 6.4x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 39 specs.
