NVIDIA started GeForce GT 1030 sales 17 May 2017 at a recommended price of $79 . This is a desktop graphics card based on a Pascal architecture and made with 14 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 4 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 1.5 GHz are supplied, and together with 64 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 48.06 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a single-slot graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 145 mm. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 30 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce GT 1030: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	578
Place by popularity	33
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.31
Power efficiency	14.64	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GP108
Market segment	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

GeForce GT 1030's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GT 1030's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Boost clock speed	1468 MHz	of 3599 MHz (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	1,800 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	35.23	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	1.127 TFLOPS	of 104.8 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs	16	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	24	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GT 1030 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Length	145 mm
Width	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GT 1030: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	64 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GT 1030. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI	+
G-SYNC support	+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GT 1030. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce GT 1030, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GT 1030. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 1030 6.38

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 1030 2454

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 1030 4728

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 1030 20192

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 1030 3625

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GT 1030 22069

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 1030 9807

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GT 1030 219163

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GT 1030 9541

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GT 1030 10307

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GT 1030 33

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GT 1030 25

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GT 1030 3

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GT 1030 18

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GT 1030 12

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 medical-01

GT 1030 10

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

GT 1030 1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce GT 1030 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:

Full HD	24
1440p	26
4K	9

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.29
1440p	3.04
4K	8.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16
Cyberpunk 2077	15
Elden Ring	16

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	21
Counter-Strike 2	14−16
Cyberpunk 2077	10
Forza Horizon 4	28
Metro Exodus	23
Red Dead Redemption 2	31
Valorant	18

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22
Counter-Strike 2	14−16
Cyberpunk 2077	7
Dota 2	19
Elden Ring	13
Far Cry 5	27−30
Fortnite	35−40
Forza Horizon 4	19
Grand Theft Auto V	29
Metro Exodus	14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	63
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22
Valorant	15
World of Tanks	100−105

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22
Counter-Strike 2	14−16
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14
Dota 2	21−24
Far Cry 5	27−30
Forza Horizon 4	16
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	19
Valorant	14

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7
Elden Ring	8−9
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6
World of Tanks	45−50

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12
Counter-Strike 2	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6
Far Cry 5	12−14
Forza Horizon 4	11
Metro Exodus	8−9
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9
Valorant	16−18

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	12
Elden Ring	3−4
Grand Theft Auto V	12
Metro Exodus	2−3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3
Dota 2	16−18
Far Cry 5	7−8
Fortnite	4
Forza Horizon 4	6
Valorant	6−7

Closest competitors

GeForce GT 1030's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop graphics cards.

Radeon HD 6850 X2 103.29

GeForce GTX 650 Ti 103.13

Iris Plus Graphics 950 102.66

GeForce GT 1030 100

UHD Graphics 770 96.71

Radeon RX 550X 94.98

Radeon R7 250X 92.48

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GT 1030 is Radeon HD 6850 X2, which is faster by 3% and higher by 8 positions in our ranking.