GeForce GT 1030 vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce GT 1030, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
34.06
+522%

RTX 4000 outperforms GT 1030 by a whopping 522% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking118588
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Cost-effectiveness evaluation37.632.31
Power efficiency16.8114.43
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU104GP108
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 4000 has 1529% better value for money than GT 1030.

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 cores2304384
Core clock speed1005 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate222.535.23
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS1.127 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs14424
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no data

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length241 mm145 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s48.06 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.56.1
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 4000 34.06
+522%
GT 1030 5.48

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.

RTX 4000 15222
+521%
GT 1030 2450

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.

RTX 4000 85266
+768%
GT 1030 9827

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX 4000 78701
+721%
GT 1030 9585

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

RTX 4000 94250
+814%
GT 1030 10307

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD140−150
+483%
24
−483%
1440p130−140
+519%
21
−519%
4K55−60
+511%
9
−511%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.42
−95.1%
3.29
+95.1%
1440p6.92
−83.8%
3.76
+83.8%
4K16.35
−86.2%
8.78
+86.2%
  • GT 1030 has 95% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GT 1030 has 84% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GT 1030 has 86% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Fortnite 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 28
+0%
28
+0%
Valorant 152
+0%
152
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Fortnite 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
+0%
29
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 123
+0%
123
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Valorant 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12
+0%
12
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1
+0%
1
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and GT 1030 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 is 483% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 is 519% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 is 511% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.06 5.48
Recency 13 November 2018 17 May 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 30 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 521.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 1030, on the other hand, has 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop one.

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