Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 2GB Review
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The numbers we generated in our Radeon RX 550 review showed how much faster AMD’s cards are than HD Graphics 530. However, we didn’t really need to see 200 FPS+ performance. Bumping the game’s detail preset up from Medium to High helps temper this a bit, taking us to mid-100s.
GeForce GTX 1050 and 950 sit up top, followed by Radeon RX 460. GeForce GT 1030 trails Radeon RX 550 slightly, but the difference isn’t going to be perceptible. What’s important is that both entry-level discrete cards are dramatically faster than HD Graphics 530—GT 1030 beats Intel’s on-die engine by more than 200%.
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turkey3_scratch This is a fantastic chip! Seeing as it performs nearly on-par with the 750Ti, it has approximately double the performance/power ratio. It is also perfect for a noiseless PC, the passively cooled one is.Reply -
takeshi7 Does this card work with 4K Netflix? From what I've read Nvidia requires 3GB VRAM for it which seems stupid and arbitrary. 2GB is enough to buffer several seconds of 4K movie frames.Reply -
King_V Definitely interesting. Going through the initial tests, I actually started wondering why the RX550 was lower in the hierarchy charts than the 750Ti.Reply
Then, when they switched positions in some other tests, it became more clear. And, I concluded that even putting certain cards in tiers relative to each other is not that easy.
I was very glad to see this test, though, as I'd previously considered getting the GT1030. My need for it is no longer there.
Overall, I think the 750Ti, RX 550, and RX 460 are closer to each other than I anticipated. It does seem the 1030 is behind them all, but not too far behind.
Thanks for this review. I can't wait to see where it ultimately falls in the hierarchy chart(which, oddly, is missing the RX 560 but I suspect that is in the same tier as the RX 460) -
hendriksnyder Will this work with a core I7 7700k? And would it be able to run games like FO4 and TitanFall 2 on ultra settings?Reply -
takeshi7 19934708 said:TAKESHI7
yes it's enough, IDK where you heard that you need 3gb or VRAM.
Multiple sources say you need 3GB VRAM
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4457/~/preview-of-4k-uhd-netflix-content-on-nvidia-gpus
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3193566/components-graphics/nvidia-quietly-opens-4k-netflix-streaming-on-geforce-gtx-10-series-graphics-cards.html
It's pretty stupid because that means you have to spend twice as much to get a 1050 Ti minimum.
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zcat Can't wait to swap out my miniITX's old 750Ti with a true successor that's twice as powerful at the same bus-powered max of 60W.Reply -
mikegrok I am going to be installing a bunch of these into a dental office as soon as stocks get better. Dental offices have 2 monitors per computer (usually using the gti 720). One for work, and one to show Netflix, and distract the patients. The computers have CPUs that don't accelerate h265, and the 1000 series nvidia GPUs accelerate the current video codecs.Reply