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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP $79
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AvailabilityMSRP $249
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1693 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 36% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - CA$166.31 vs CA$259.99
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 30 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 65% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GT 1030 - 86 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce GT 1030 - CA$3.02 vs CA$3.20 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 8 vs 2 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
MSI Gaming GeForce GT 1030 4GHD4 LP OC Low Profile Graphics Card (Boost Clock: 1430 MHz, Memory Speed: 2100 MHz, 4GB DDR4, 64-bit, DP/HDMI)
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
86
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.02/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$259.99
63%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
41%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
25%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 1030 | vs | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| May 17th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$79 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 48.06 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1228 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1468 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce GT 1030 or GeForce RTX 3050
With selected game settings
63 FPS
CA$17.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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9 FPS
CA$102.22/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$919.99
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55 FPS
CA$19.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,051.97
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67 FPS
CA$20.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,364.51
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63 FPS
CA$17.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,099
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63 FPS
CA$19.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,203.87
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55 FPS
CA$20.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,121.31
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11 FPS
CA$107.69/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 4100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,184.62
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67 FPS
CA$19.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,315.77
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44 FPS
CA$33.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,461.03
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67 FPS
CA$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-14400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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60 FPS
CA$35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,099.99
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79 FPS
CA$246.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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CA$19,506.17
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62 FPS
CA$27.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,674.99
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83 FPS
CA$87.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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83 FPS
CA$83.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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79 FPS
CA$77.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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63 FPS
CA$17.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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