SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 4GB GDDR4
The passive cooling and 30W TDP allow for silent, single-slot operation without an external power connector, making it a simple drop-in upgrade for compact or older office PCs. Its 4GB GDDR4 frame buffer and dual-monitor support via HDMI and DVI provide functional 4K desktop real estate for productivity tasks. This card is best for users needing basic multi-display output for office applications or adding video ports to a server, not for modern 3D gaming.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average compute (5th percentile)
- Below average vram (9th percentile)
- Below average rt (10th percentile)
- Below average feature (11th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 6 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
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 1152 |
| Boost Clock | 1152 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 2297 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 200 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express x4 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 160 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G | ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD | XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT SWIFT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR4 | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1152 | 2535 | 2430 | 3250 | 1800 | 3320 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 145 | 263 | 140 | 320 | 140 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 320 | 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 | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPLOS GeForce GT 1030 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 86 | 30.9 | 17 | 39.5 | 92.8 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.1 | 59 | 47.7 | 51.3 | 46.9 | 89.5 | 91.5 | 96 | 95.1 | 94.1 | 72.3 | 68.9 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 83.1 | 78.1 | 72.8 | 64.4 | 81.6 | 83.9 | 43.1 | 0 | 53.4 | 86 | 82.8 | 48.5 |
| ASUS Dual DUAL-RX9060XT-16G Compare | 75.9 | 55.9 | 68.4 | 46.5 | 57.7 | 89.5 | 55.7 | 44.9 | 92.6 | 76.6 | 95.6 | 61.2 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD Compare | 53 | 74.7 | 56.2 | 66 | 76.6 | 78.7 | 91.5 | 96 | 32.2 | 65.2 | 69.7 | 50.9 |
| XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT SWIFT Compare | 75.9 | 49.8 | 68.4 | 46.5 | 57.7 | 89.5 | 91.5 | 0 | 92.6 | 76.6 | 67.3 | 63.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall18.2
- AI/LLM4.9
- Budget61.7
- Gaming 4k7.7
- Ray Tracing8.9
- Workstation9.1
- Gaming 1080p16.3
- Gaming 1440p12.4
- Content Creation7.3
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