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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 vs GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.47 GHz · 30 W Speed index 1/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 has 384 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.47 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 1.13 TFLOPS.

GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.38 GHz · 145 W Speed index 4/100

The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF has 1664 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.38 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 4.59 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is 306 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Speed index
1/100
4/100
FP32
1.13 TFLOPS
4.59 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.47 GHz
1.38 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
48 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
30 W
145 W
Launch Price
79 $
349 $
30 pts
106 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU ChipGP108-300-A1GM204-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors313
Shader3841664
Render Output Units1656
Texture Units24104
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The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Pascal architecture, which has 3 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 13 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Memory Size2 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.502 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed6.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface64 bit256 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is equipped with a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.502 GHz clocks.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Base Clock1.228 GHz1.228 GHz
Boost Clock1.468 GHz1.380 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 has a turbo clock of 1.468 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is 1.380 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
TDP30 W145 W
Tjunction max97 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power--2 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 has -- connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 97 °C.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Max. Displays24
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort--3x DP 1.2
DVI11
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The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
h264DecodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecodeNo
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Length--308 mm
Height--129 mm
Width--49 mm
Width (Slots)1 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GT 1030GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 4PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ2/2017Q4/2014
Launch Price79 $349 $
Structure size14 nm28 nm
Part-no--97NQH6DND2TX
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 was released in Q2/2017.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF published in Q4/2014 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

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