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.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong efficiency (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)
- Below average vram (10th percentile)
- Below average ai (12th 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 | PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O | Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD | XFX Speedster RX-76TQICKBP | ASUS Dual RTX 4060 EVO OC | ZOTAC Twin Edge ZT-B50600Q-10M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 7600 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Vram | 4GB DDR4 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1430 | 2535 | 3320 | 2810 | 2505 | 2800 |
| Tdp W | 20 | 145 | 217 | 165 | 115 | 200 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 128 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GT 1030 | 12 | 13 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 21 | 30 | 27.1 | 4.3 | 78.1 | 25.7 | 82.7 |
| PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O Compare | 40.5 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 55.4 | 56.2 | 89.9 | 44.2 | 86.6 | 85.5 | 94 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte Gaming GV-R9060XTGAMING OC-8GD Compare | 47.5 | 51.4 | 36.8 | 49.8 | 65.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.1 | 51.1 | 76.7 | 95.5 |
| XFX Speedster RX-76TQICKBP Compare | 75.1 | 49.6 | 66.9 | 41.7 | 62.5 | 53.4 | 72.8 | 0 | 63.5 | 74.7 | 88.9 |
| ASUS Dual RTX 4060 EVO OC Compare | 33.6 | 46.6 | 33.2 | 46.4 | 48.8 | 72.6 | 56.7 | 92.7 | 92.3 | 70.5 | 95.5 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge ZT-B50600Q-10M Compare | 40.5 | 52.6 | 47.8 | 55.4 | 56.2 | 66.8 | 44.2 | 0 | 63.2 | 82 | 60.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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