GeForce RTX 3060 vs GeForce GT 1030

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC, Gaming Graphics Card - NVIDIA RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6 Memory, 192-bit, 15 Gbps

ASUS Gaming Graphics Card - GeForce Dual RTX 3060, 12GB GDDR6, RGB, LHR, Ray Tracing, DLSS

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2X DP 1.4, 2X HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Prices and Stock
MSRP $79

GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card

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€58.55

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

maxsun GEFORCE GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 64-Bit Video Graphics Card GPU PCIe 3.0 DirectX 12 ITX HDCP DVI HDMI SFF Low Profile Ready Fast Performance Than 2GD4

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€69.36

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

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

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€81.07

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ZER-LON GeForce GT 1030 4G Low Profile Graphics Card, GDDR4 64Bit, HDMI/DVI Ports Support DirectX 12 Computer Gaming Video Card, Desktop GPU, Support 4K

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€81.07

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ASUS GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 HDMI DVI Graphics Card (GT1030-2G-CSM)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms 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 RTX 3060 is 1336 days newer than GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 28% better in Minecraft than GeForce GT 1030 - 681 vs 532 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 12 vs 2 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 1030

Up to 72% better value when playing Minecraft than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.11 vs $0.39 per FPS
Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 30 vs 170 Watts

This is a free version of Minecraft.

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

681

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.39/FPS

28%

Price, €

€265.76

22%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for €265.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6468 minutes ago

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

FPS

532

78%

Value, €/FPS

€0.11/FPS

100%

Price, €

€58.55

100%

Value Winner

GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card

Buy for €58.55 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6468 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

1920 x 1080

Very High

348

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

104

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

High

533

FPS

704

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

28%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

18%

GeForce RTX 3060	vs	GeForce GT 1030
Jan 12th, 2021	Release Date	May 17th, 2017
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 10
$329	MSRP	$79
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	None
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
12 GB	Memory	2 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR5
192-bit	Bus	64-bit
360 GB/s	Bandwidth	48.06 GB/s
1320 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1228 MHz
1777 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1468 MHz
1875 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1502 MHz