Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR4
Equipped with a low-profile, single-slot design and a 150mm length, this card fits easily into slim or compact pre-built systems. Its passive cooling and low 30W power draw eliminate the need for a PSU upgrade, making it a simple drop-in solution for adding modern display outputs. This GPU is best for office PCs or home theater setups that need reliable HDMI 2.0b for 4K video playback, not for gaming.
GPU GeForce GT 1030
VRAM 2GB DDR4
Boost Clock 1417 MHz
TDP 30 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
14 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average vram (6th percentile)
- Below average ai (6th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th 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 | 1177 |
| Boost Clock | 1417 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2400 |
| GPU Compute | 1251 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x4 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 150 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
Features
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | MSI Gaming X GeForce RTX 3050 6G | ASRock Challenger A580 CL 8GO | ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A | EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR | SPARKLE GUARDIAN SB570G-10GOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 3050 | Arc A580 | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce GTX 1070 | Arc B570 |
| Vram | 2GB DDR4 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5 | 10GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1417 | 1507 | 2000 | 1477 | 1784 | 2660 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 70 | 175 | 70 | 150 | 170 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 96 | 256 | 96 | 256 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | false | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 13.7 | 20.5 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 36.1 | 13.3 | 35.1 |
| MSI Gaming X GeForce RTX 3050 6G Compare | 19 | 32 | 23.2 | 25.5 | 35.2 | 72.7 | 44.3 | 83.4 | 52.9 | 95.4 |
| ASRock Challenger A580 CL 8GO Compare | 28.6 | 33.7 | 41.5 | 29.7 | 8.9 | 72.7 | 56.8 | 29.6 | 87.1 | 82.6 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A Compare | 18.7 | 37.4 | 22.5 | 30 | 35.2 | 89.9 | 56.8 | 93.3 | 70.5 | 26.7 |
| EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR Compare | 29.6 | 28.9 | 25.5 | 32.6 | 37.1 | 30.1 | 56.8 | 49.3 | 46.8 | 73.9 |
| SPARKLE GUARDIAN SB570G-10GOC Compare | 45.8 | 36.6 | 45.7 | 33.8 | 25.5 | 41 | 44.3 | 38 | 74.8 | 0 |
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