The GeForce GT 1030 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $51.52 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 41% cheaper – $72.98 vs $124.50
- Consumes up to 82% less energy – 30 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 1030
May 17th, 2017
Average FPS
46
66%
Min 1% FPS
19
54%
Price, $
$72.98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
100%
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$72.98
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$95.99
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$89.99
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$105.43
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$78.98
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$70.00
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$112.17
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GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$124.5
58%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
89%
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$124.50
In Stock
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$399.00
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$879.85
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GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 1030
May 17th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
48.06 GB/s
21%
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
30%
Texture Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
23%
FP32
1.127 TFLOPS
23%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 1030 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
May 17th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$79.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
30 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 48.06 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 23.49 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 35.23 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 1.127 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
