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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GT 1030

GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GT 1030: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for 356.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GT 1030

2 GB GDDR5 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 64-bit PCIe 3.0 DirectX 12 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card ZT-P10300A-10L

Buy for 81.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for 356.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GT 1030

2 GB GDDR5 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 64-bit PCIe 3.0 DirectX 12 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card ZT-P10300A-10L

Buy for 81.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $329

Availability

MSRP $79

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 1030 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 971 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 970

  • Performs up to 31% better in Deathloop than GeForce GT 1030 - 64 vs 49 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 4 vs 2 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 1030

  • Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $73.04 vs $321.59
  • Up to 70% better value when playing Deathloop than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.65 vs $5.58 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 30 vs 148 Watts
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Deathloop

Deathloop

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

64

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.58/FPS

30%

Price, €

€356.97

22%

FPS Winner

NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for 356.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017


FPS

49

77%

Value, €/FPS

€1.65/FPS

100%

Price, €

€81.07

100%

Value Winner

ZOTAC GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 64-bit PCIe 3.0 DirectX 12 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card ZT-P10300A-10L

Buy for 81.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

36%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

29%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo

GeForce GTX 970

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo

GeForce GT 1030

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
GeForce 900GenerationGeForce 10
$329MSRP
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI
2x 6-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Memory2 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus64-bit
Bandwidth48.06 GB/s
1050 MHzBase Clock Speed
1178 MHzBoost Clock Speed
Memory Clock Speed1502 MHz

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