TESTING: GEFORCE GT 1030 with GAMES – FPS| GT 1030 games list| Good for Gaming? – Another budget graphics card from NVIDIA joined the 10th series of the GeForce line on May 17, 2017. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 graphics adapter is an entry-level solution and, like the older models of the series, is implemented on the Pascal graphics architecture. With a cost of $ 70, the new product in the price range can compete with AMD’s video card – Radeon RX 550.
SPECIFICATIONS GEFORCE GT 1030
Chip codename | GP108 |
Architecture | Pascal |
Technical process | 16 nm |
Clock frequency, MHz: base / Boost | 1227/1468 |
Texture Units (TMU) | 24 |
General Purpose Processors | 384 |
Rasterization Blocks (ROP) | eight |
Video memory type | GDDR5 |
Video memory size | 2 GB |
Memory frequency (effective), MHz | 1500 (6000) |
Bus width, bit | 64 |
Bandwidth, GB / s | 48 |
Interface | PCI-Express 3.0 |
Power consumption, W | thirty |
Maximum temperature, ° С | 97 |
New driver available | Go to |
The manufacturer’s recommended minimum system power requirements are 300 watts. The reference sample of the video card measures 17 centimeters in length and 12 in height. The width is 2 slots. In terms of connectors for graphics output, the model has DisplayPort 1.4, DVI and HDMI 2.0b.
Of the technologies supported by the video adapter, we note DirectX 12, GPU Boost 3.0, GameWorks and Vulkan. VR Ready technology is not supported. It also lacks support for GameStream, G-Sync and Ansel.
The GeForce GT 1030 does not claim to be a gaming graphics card. Officially, NVIDIA is positioning it as a replacement for integrated solutions such as Intel HD 530. Nevertheless, the GT 1030 has enough power to run even some demanding games with FullHD resolution at low or medium graphics settings tolerably. True, without anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering. For detailed game tests, see below.
TESTING THE GEFORCE GT 1030 IN GAMES – FPS
The following configuration was used for testing:
- Intel Core i5-6600 processor,
- motherboard ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme,
- RAM G.Skill 16 GB,
- SSD Plextor PX-256M6Pro,
- Corsair AX1500i power supply unit,
- operating system Windows 10 (64 Bit),
- NVIDIA GeForce driver version: 382.05, and in games of 2019 430.64.
The test results presented in the table show the average number of FPS
Games / Settings | Ultra 1920×1080 | High 1920×1080 | Medium 1920×1080 | Low 1920×1080 |
Metro: Exodus | 12 fps | 21 fps | 27 fps | 39 fps |
Farcry new dawn | 14 fps | 18 fps | 20 fps | 27 fps |
Battlefield v | 21 fps | 25 fps | 30 fps | 44 fps |
Rage 2 | 17 fps | 21 fps | 25 fps | 33 fps |
FIFA 19 | 39 fps | 43 fps | 49 fps | 56 fps |
ANNO 1800 | 8 fps | 11 fps | 19 fps | 26 fps |
Assassin’s creed odyssey | 7 fps | 13 fps | 20 fps | 27 fps |
Tom clancy’s the division 2 | 8 fps | 13 fps | 20 fps | 32 fps |
Far cry 5 | 14 fps | 16 fps | 19 fps | 26 fps |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 12 fps | 16 fps | 21 fps | 28 fps |
Fortnite | 26 fps | 33 fps | 82 fps | 90 fps |
FIFA 18 | 62 fps | 74 fps | 89 fps | 137 fps |
Battlefield 1 | 23 fps | 28 fps | 33 fps | 47 fps |
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds | 18 fps | 23 fps | 30 fps | 36 fps |
Assassin’s Creed Origins | 9 fps | 16 fps | 22 fps | 34 fps |
Destiny 2 | 24 fps | 32 fps | 37 fps | 44 fps |
Ghost recon wildlands | 7 fps | 16 fps | 21 fps | 30 fps |
Prey | 27 fps | 35 fps | 43 fps | 51 fps |
F1 2017 | 16 fps | 30 fps | 41 fps | 52 fps |
Mass effect andromeda | 8 fps | 12 fps | 23 fps | 30 fps |
For Honor | 22 fps | 27 fps | 31 fps | 39 fps |
Watch dogs 2 | 11 fps | 22 fps | 39 fps | 50 fps |
The division | 10 fps | 23 fps | 36 fps | 44 fps |
Battlefield 4 | 20 fps | 41 fps | 69 fps | 78 fps |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10 fps | 20 fps | 32 fps | 38 fps |
GTA 5 | 20 fps | 39 fps | 58 fps | 67 fps |
Dota 2 | 60 fps | 81 fps | 97 fps | 111 fps |
FIFA 17 | 92 fps | 103 fps | 120 fps | 134 fps |
If we compare the gaming performance of the GT 1030 with previous generations of video cards, then it can be on par with the GeForce GTX 750 . Some partner models, for example KFA2 GeForce GT 1030 EXOC White , received increased clock speeds, as a result of which gaming performance can be slightly faster than GTX 750. Thus, having an average Russian price tag of 5200 rubles, this video adapter turned out to be quite suitable in its segment product.