NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

GPU

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

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (DDR4) Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GP108-310-A1 GPU Chip GM204-200-A1
Pascal Architecture Maxwell 2.0
3 Streaming Multiprocessors 13
384 Shader 1664
16 Render Output Units 56
24 Texture Units 104
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

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

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

2 GB Memory Size 4 GB
DDR4 Memory Type GDDR5
1.050 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
2.1 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
17 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 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.

1.152 GHz Base Clock 1.050 GHz
1.379 GHz Boost Clock 1.178 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 20 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.

20 W TDP 145 W
-- TDP (up) --
97 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
PCIe-Power 2 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is equipped with a total of 0 Axial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Radial
-- Fan 1 1 x 65 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

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

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is 4096x2160 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR No
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 No
No AV1 No
No VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 No

Dimensions

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 4 lanes and requires 1 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

-- Length 267 mm
-- Height 111 mm
-- Width 40 mm
1 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 4 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16

Additional data

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q1/2018.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 came on the market in Q3/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q1/2018 Release date Q3/2014
79 $ (Reference) Launch Price 299 $
14 nm Structure size 28 nm
-- 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

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)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
2 GB DDR4
1 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
2 GB DDR4
16 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
2 GB DDR4
21 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5
26734

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5
31845

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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