RTX A2000 vs GeForce GT 1030 DDR4

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data85.99
Power efficiencyno data34.81
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP108GA106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 March 2018 (6 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3843328
Core clock speed1152 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1379 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate33.10124.8
Floating-point processing power1.059 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs24104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm167 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.8 GB/s288.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 March 2018 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 70 Watt

GT 1030 DDR4 has 250% lower power consumption.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 and RTX A2000. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is a desktop card while RTX A2000 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
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