MSI GeForce GT 1030 4GB DDR4
A 20W TDP and single-slot, low-profile design make this card a simple drop-in upgrade for compact or OEM systems lacking integrated graphics, adding modern DisplayPort 1.4a and HDMI 2.0b outputs. Its 4GB framebuffer is a differentiator at this entry level, though the DDR4 memory limits bandwidth to 48 GB/s compared to GDDR5 variants. This card is best for home theater PC users and office multitaskers who need reliable multi-monitor support without upgrading their power supply.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong efficiency (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)
- Below average compute (6th percentile)
- Below average vram (10th percentile)
- Below average rt (13th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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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 | DDR4 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
| Bandwidth | 48.06 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 1189 |
| Boost Clock | 1430 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2400 |
| GPU Compute | 1251 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 20 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 (uses x4) |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | Full HD (1080p) |
Physical
| Length | 150 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.8 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| Upscaling | None |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GT 1030 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 4GB DDR4 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1430 | 2407 | 2805 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 20 | 575 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| 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 | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GT 1030 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 10 | 13.1 | 6 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 4.1 | 84.3 | 25.9 | 82.5 | 92.6 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.8 | 86.6 | 26.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 3.4 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.4 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 15.4 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.7 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.6 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 82.5 | 17.4 |
Usage Scores
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