The entry-level GeForce GT 1030 has been spotted a number of times the past month. The final specs are now in though. The GPU series will be released tomorrow. The GT 1030 is a graphics card with just 384 shader processors and a TDP as low as 35 Watt.
The cards are fitted with a Pascal GP108 graphics processor and get 2GB of GDDR5 memory running on a 64-bit interface. The product uses a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface.
The clock frequency will vary a bit per board partner, bit sits on a 1227 MHz base and boost clock of 1468 MHz. The memory clocks in at 6 GHz effective which is 48 GB/s bandwidth. With such sa small TDP there are no external power connectors needed. It might be a nice affordable card for HTPC builders, its estimated price is around 79 EUR.
| GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GT 1030 | GeForce GT 730 | Radeon RX 550 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | GP106 | GP108 | GK208 | Polaris 12 |
| Cores |
640
|
384
|
384
|
512
|
| Base Clock |
1354 MHz
|
1227 MHz
|
902 MHz
|
na |
| Boost Clock |
1455 MHz
|
1468 MHz
|
na |
1183 MHz
|
| Memory Clock |
7000 MHz
|
6000 MHz
|
5000 MHz
|
7000 MHz
|
| Memory | 2GB | 2GB | 1GB / 2GB | 2GB / 4GB |
| Memory Bus | 128-bit | 64-bit | 64-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
