|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
Difference |
|
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
|
| Price |
$ 59 |
$ 299 |
240 (134%) |
| Year |
2017 |
2015 |
2 (0%) |
| Maximum Recorded Temperature |
C |
73C |
|
| Max Fan Noise |
dB |
40dB |
|
| Recommended Power Supply |
380W |
440W |
60 (15%) |
| Benchmark CPU |
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz ($354.99) |
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz ($306.99) |
|
| CPU Impact on FPS |
+0 FPS |
+0 FPS |
0 (0%) |
| CPU Impact on FPS % |
0% |
0% |
0 (0%) |
| Benchmark Quality Settings |
Ultra Quality Settings |
Ultra Quality Settings |
|
| Average 1080p Performance |
26 FPS |
33 FPS |
7.4 (25%) |
| Average 1440p Performance |
18 FPS |
23 FPS |
4.9 (24%) |
| Average 4K Performance |
10 FPS |
13 FPS |
3.1 (26%) |
| Memory |
2 GB |
2 GB |
0 (0%) |
| Overall Combination Score |
66/100 |
59/100 |
7 (11%) |
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GT 1030 to GTX 950 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for GT 1030 .
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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 / Core i7-7700K
The GT 1030 is more suitable for budget PC builds and less demanding games. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GT 1030 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. The GT 1030 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GT 1030 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 / Core i7-4790K
With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. The GTX 950 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 950 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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GT 1030 vs GTX 950 Specifications Comparison
Board Design
|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
| Length | 5.7 inches
145 mm | 7.94 inches
202 mm |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Slot Width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 30 W | 90 W |
Clock Speeds
|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
| Boost Clock | 1468 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| GPU Clock | 1228 MHz | 1024 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | 1653 MHz
6612 MHz effective |
Graphics Card
|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Generation | GeForce 1000 | GeForce 900 |
| Launch Price | 79 USD | 159 USD |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Release Date | May 17th, 2017 | Aug 20th, 2015 |
Graphics Features
|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.82 | 1.1.82 |
Graphics Processor
|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Die Size | 74 mm² | 228 mm² |
| GPU Name | GP108 | GM206 |
| GPU Variant | GP108-300-A1 | GM206-250-A1 |
| Process Size | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 1,800 million | 2,940 million |
Memory
|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
| Bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s | 105.8 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Size | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Render Config
|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Shading Units | 384 | 768 |
| TMUs | 24 | 48 |
Theoretical Performance
|
GT 1030 |
GTX 950 |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,127 GFLOPS | 1,825 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 35.23 GFLOPS (1:32) | 57.02 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| Pixel Rate | 23.49 GPixel/s | 38.02 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 35.23 GTexel/s | 57.02 GTexel/s |
