Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5
A 30W TDP and single-slot, 150mm low-profile design make this card a simple drop-in upgrade for basic display output without needing external power. Its 2GB of GDDR5 memory and passive-capable cooling suit compact, quiet home theater or office builds. This GPU is best for users needing modern HDMI 2.0b connectivity for 4K media playback in slim pre-built systems, not for gaming.
GPU GeForce GT 1030
VRAM 2GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 1506 MHz
TDP 30 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
19 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average ai (8th percentile)
- Below average vram (8th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 26 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Stream Processors | 384 |
| Base Clock | 1252 |
| Boost Clock | 1506 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2400 |
| GPU Compute | 1251 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x4 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 150 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.6 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| VR Ready | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1506 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 150 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 20.5 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 71.6 | 36.1 | 17.5 | 38.5 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.1 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.2 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Usage Scores
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