Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX
vs
GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 48 GB/s.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Pascal) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

GPU

The Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX has the GP108-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX is based on the graphics chip GP104-200-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX GPU GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GP108-300-A1 GPU Chip GP104-200-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
3 Streaming Multiprocessors 15
384 Shader 1920
16 Render Output Units 64
24 Texture Units 120
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX clocks at 1.502 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 6.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

2 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.502 GHz Memory Clock 2.002 GHz
6.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
48 GB/s Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s
64 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.227 GHz Base Clock 1.518 GHz
1.468 GHz Boost Clock 1.708 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 30 W.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 150 W.

30 W TDP 150 W
-- TDP (up) --
97 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX is equipped with a total of 0 -- main fans.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

-- Fan-Type Axial
-- Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Passive cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
0 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 2 screens can be operated with the Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

2 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
-- DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
No VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 4 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

145 mm Length 282 mm
112 mm Height 128 mm
-- Width 43 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 4 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q2/2017.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

426018336-3927 Part-no 70NSH6DHL4XE
Q2/2017 Release date Q2/2016
79 $ (Reference) Launch Price 379 $ (Reference)
14 nm Structure size 16 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX
2 GB GDDR5
1 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX
8 GB GDDR5
35 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX
2 GB GDDR5
16 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX
8 GB GDDR5
66 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX Gainward GeForce GT 1030 SilentFX
2 GB GDDR5
21 fps (avg)
GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX
8 GB GDDR5
93 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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