GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 vs GTX 860M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking520not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.23no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM107GP108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 January 2014 (10 years ago)12 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

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 cores1152 or 640384
Core clock speed797 MHz1152 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHz1379 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate43.4033.10
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS1.059 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4024

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x4
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s16.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 January 2014 12 March 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 20 Watt

GTX 860M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 1030 DDR4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 860M and GeForce GT 1030 DDR4. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is a desktop one.


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