NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
20Rasterization20
20Ray Tracing20
20Memoryspec-based21.4
86.7Efficiencyspec-based86.7
20Compute20.1
3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GT 10306 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 scores 30 against 30.2 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 edges ahead in compute, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- 60% lower TDP: 30 W vs 75 W
- Lower launch price: $79 vs $110
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- 133% higher bandwidth: 112 GB/s vs 48 GB/s
- 111% higher PassMark G3D: 5,052 vs 2,394
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 67% higher Shading units: 640 vs 384
- 60% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 1,740 vs 1,087
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2016 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP | 30 W+60% | 75 W |
| Power connector | None | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 384 | 640+67% |
| RT cores | 0 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 0 | — |
| Base clock | 1,227 MHz | 1,354 MHz+10% |
| Boost clock | 1,468 MHz+1% | 1,455 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 112 GB/s+133% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 1,087Bottom 1% | 1,740+60%Bottom 4% |
| PassMark G3D | 2,394Bottom 1% | 5,052+111%Bottom 6% |
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