GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4
vs
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (DDR4) (Pascal) and has 2 GB DDR4 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 17 GB/s.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Turing) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 has the GP108-310-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy is based on the graphics chip TU116-300-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 GPU KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (DDR4) Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GP108-310-A1 GPU Chip TU116-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Turing
3 Streaming Multiprocessors 22
384 Shader 1408
16 Render Output Units 48
24 Texture Units 88
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 clocks at 1.050 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 2.1 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

2 GB Memory Size 6 GB
DDR4 Memory Type GDDR5
1.050 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
2.1 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
17 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
64 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.151 GHz Base Clock 1.530 GHz
1.379 GHz Boost Clock 1.800 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 30 W.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

30 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
97 °C Tjunction max 95 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 1 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) dB
0 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy is 7680x4320 pixels.

4096x2160 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 GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 4 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

180 mm Length 228 mm
121 mm Height 132 mm
41 mm Width 42 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 GALAX GeForce GT 1030 Black/Blue DDR4 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q1/2018.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy came on the market in Q1/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

P84CL-30NPK4HVQ4BG Part-no 60SRH7DS20PK
Q1/2018 Release date Q1/2019
79 $ (Reference) Launch Price 219 $ (Reference)
14 nm Structure size 12 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)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

1920x1080 (1080p)

KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Prodigy
6 GB GDDR5
40 fps (avg)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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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