MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC 2GB DDR4 Black
The passive cooling and 30W TDP make this a silent, low-profile card that fits into slim OEM systems without a PSU upgrade. Its 2GB of DDR4 memory and 1430MHz boost clock provide basic display output and hardware decoding for modern codecs. This is best for office users needing multi-monitor support or a simple upgrade for older PCs lacking integrated graphics.
GPU GeForce GT 1030
VRAM 2GB DDR4
Boost Clock 1430 MHz
TDP 30 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
13 Overall Score
Price €105
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average compute (6th percentile)
- Below average vram (6th percentile)
- Below average ai (8th percentile)
- Below average rt (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 1189 |
| Boost Clock | 1430 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2400 |
| GPU Compute | 1251 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 (Uses x4) |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
Physical
| Length | 150 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC | Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) | ASUS Dual DUAL-RTX4060-O8G-EVO | ASRock Challenger RX7600 CL 8GO | PNY GeForce RTX VCG50508DFXPB1 | ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-B50500H-10M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 3070 | GeForce RTX 4060 | Radeon RX 7600 | GeForce RTX 5050 | GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Vram | 2GB DDR4 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1430 | 1815 | 2505 | 2695 | 2572 | 2602 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 220 | 115 | 165 | 130 | 130 |
| 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GT 1030 OC | 7.7 | 11 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 20.9 | 34.4 | 25.5 | 15.7 | 90.4 |
| Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) Compare | 37.6 | 67.7 | 39.2 | 57.2 | 45.2 | 78.7 | 91.5 | 62.5 | 52.2 | 95.5 | 43 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RTX4060-O8G-EVO Compare | 32.9 | 45.3 | 33.2 | 44.1 | 37.8 | 72.2 | 56.3 | 97.4 | 70.2 | 95.5 | 70.9 |
| ASRock Challenger RX7600 CL 8GO Compare | 46.7 | 40.2 | 35.4 | 36.9 | 53.1 | 58.1 | 56.3 | 61 | 70.2 | 88.8 | 75.5 |
| PNY GeForce RTX VCG50508DFXPB1 Compare | 30.3 | 43.1 | 36.3 | 39.4 | 32.3 | 66.3 | 43.8 | 88 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 74.7 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-B50500H-10M Compare | 30.3 | 43.1 | 36.3 | 39.4 | 32.3 | 89.6 | 43.8 | 88 | 94 | 43 | 77.3 |
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