MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
vs
EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC and the EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and has 384 texture shaders and 3 execution units.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC GPU EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GP108-300-A1 GPU Chip GA106-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
3 Streaming Multiprocessors 28
384 Shader 3584
16 Render Output Units 48
24 Texture Units 112
0 Raytracing Cores 28

Memory

The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 48 GB/s.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.

2 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
1.502 GHz Memory Clock 1.875 GHz
6.0 Gbps Memory Speed 15.0 Gbps
48 GB/s Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s
64 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC clocks in the base with up to 1.265 GHz. The base frequency of the EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming is 1.320 GHz.

1.265 GHz Base Clock 1.320 GHz
1.518 GHz Boost Clock 1.882 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 1.78 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC is 30 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

30 W TDP 170 W
-- TDP (up) 180 W
97 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 50 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 36 dB

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 2 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming supports a maximum of 4 screens.

2 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
1x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED Addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

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

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC is 159 mm long, 69 mm high and 19 mm wide.

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming is 202 mm long, 110 mm high and 42 mm wide.

159 mm Length 202 mm
69 mm Height 110 mm
19 mm Width 42 mm
1 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
132 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 4 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC was released in Q2/2017 at a price of 79 $ (Reference).

The EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 499 $.

-- Part-no 12G-P5-3657-KR
Q2/2017 Release date Q1/2021
79 $ (Reference) Launch Price 499 $
14 nm Structure size 8 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)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
37 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
58 fps (avg)

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
10 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
25 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
61 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)

MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
2 GB GDDR5
1 fps (avg)
EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
2 GB GDDR5
17 fps (avg)
EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
99 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC
2 GB GDDR5
22 fps (avg)
EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC Gaming
12 GB GDDR6
137 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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