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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

WINNER
30Inno Score
VS
29.5Inno Score
20Rasterization20.5
20Ray Tracing20
20Memoryspec-based21.4
86.7Efficiencyspec-based79.4
20Compute21.7
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GT 10305 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 scores 30 against 29.5 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030

  • 75% lower TDP: 30 W vs 120 W
  • 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 25% higher Boost clock: 1,468 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $79 vs $199

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • 167% higher Shading units: 1,024 vs 384
  • 157% higher PassMark G3D: 6,150 vs 2,394
  • 133% higher bandwidth: 112 GB/s vs 48 GB/s
  • 112% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 2,300 vs 1,087
  • 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Announced20172015
ArchitecturePascalMaxwell
Process14 nm+50%28 nm
TDP30 W+75%120 W
Power connectorNone1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Shading units3841,024+167%
RT cores0—
Tensor / AI cores0—
Base clock1,227 MHz+9%1,127 MHz
Boost clock1,468 MHz+25%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
VRAM2 GB2 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width64 bit128 bit+100%
Bandwidth48 GB/s112 GB/s+133%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
3DMark Time Spy1,087Bottom 1%2,300+112%Bottom 6%
PassMark G3D2,394Bottom 1%6,150+157%Bottom 7%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Upscaling—None

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