MSI GeForce GT 1030 4GB GDDR4
The 4GB GDDR4 memory and low-profile design with a 30W TDP make this a simple drop-in upgrade for basic display output and older systems without needing a PSU upgrade. Its single-fan cooler and half-height bracket offer silent, flexible installation in slim pre-built office PCs. This card is best for users needing to add HDMI or DisplayPort connectivity to a legacy desktop for 4K video playback, not for modern gaming workloads.
GPU GeForce GT 1030
VRAM 4GB GDDR4
Boost Clock 1430 MHz
TDP 30 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
23 Overall Score
Price $175
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average vram (10th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average rt (12th percentile)
- Below average ai (12th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
82/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 5 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 |
| Process | 14 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR4 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
| Bandwidth | 48.06 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1430 |
| Boost Clock | 1430 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2297 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 200 |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GT 1030 | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5060TI-8G | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G | XFX SWIFT RX-96TS316B7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR4 | 16GB GDDR6 | 10GB GDDR6X | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1430 | 2475 | 1800 | 2602 | 2430 | 3320 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 300 | 320 | 250 | 263 | 182 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 320 | 128 | 256 | 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 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 13.5 | 18.1 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 57.7 | 34.3 | 21.8 | 76.8 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 75.7 | 86.6 | 69.7 | 71.4 | 76.9 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 47.6 | 70.5 | 66.4 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD Compare | 54 | 75.2 | 55.9 | 66.8 | 85 | 79.1 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 35 | 65.7 | 69.7 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5060TI-8G Compare | 40.6 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.5 | 59.7 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 38.3 | 94 | 95.4 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 84.3 | 78.5 | 72 | 64.5 | 88.8 | 84.3 | 44.3 | 0 | 52 | 86 | 82.6 |
| XFX SWIFT RX-96TS316B7 Compare | 77.2 | 57.4 | 67.8 | 49.9 | 65.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 70.5 | 76.7 | 67 |
Price
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