Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
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
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7
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Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 14 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 70★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 1.8619999885559082 | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 30★ | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 750 |
| Power Connectors | No | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 2 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 150★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.23 kg★ | 1.70 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
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
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SOLID SFF OC 16GB GDDR7
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compute (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong rt (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Pricing
Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4 offers 4.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 39 specs.
