Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4 Black
ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4 Black
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 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6
The ASRock Challenger D Radeon RX 6600 XT is overwhelmingly praised as a beast for 1080p gaming, delivering high frame rates at ultra settings with ease. While most users report smooth installation and great performance, a notable minority experienced driver conflicts and black screen issues when switching from Nvidia to AMD, though some resolved these with workarounds. The card is also valued for its quiet operation, efficient cooling, and good value for money compared to competitors like the RTX 3060.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Good price-to-performance ratio
- Quiet operation
- Efficient cooling
- Plug-and-play on Linux
Cons
- Driver issues with Nvidia-to-AMD switch
- Black screen problems during driver install
- No RGB lighting on side logo
- 128-bit memory bus
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | ASRock Radeon RX 6600 XT Challenger D | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | Radeon RX 6600 XT |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 14 | 7★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 32★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 21.209999084472656★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 1.8619999885559082 | 10.600000381469727★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 30★ | 160 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 500 |
| Power Connectors | No | 1 x 8-pin |
| 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 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 150★ | 269 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.38 kg★ | 0.64 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4 Black
- 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 6600 XT Challenger D 8GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (67th percentile)
- Below average vram (32nd percentile)
- Below average compute (33rd percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4 Black offers 3.6x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 47 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 38 specs.
