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GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GT 1030

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs GeForce GT 1030: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

3 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (GV-N1060G1GAMING-3GD)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 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 $89.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

3 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (GV-N1060G1GAMING-3GD)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 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 $89.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $199

Availability

MSRP $79

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 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 1060 3 GB is 272 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

  • Performs up to 6% better in War Thunder than GeForce GT 1030 - 234 vs 221 FPS
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 3 vs 2 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 1030

  • Up to 70% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $89.99 vs $299.00
  • Up to 68% better value when playing War Thunder than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - $0.41 vs $1.28 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 75% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB - 30 vs 120 Watts
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016


FPS

234

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.28/FPS

32%

Price, $

$299

30%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (GV-N1060G1GAMING-3GD)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 81 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017


FPS

221

94%

Value, $/FPS

$0.41/FPS

100%

Price, $

$89.99

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 $89.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Desktop • Aug 18th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

81.98 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

123 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

29%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

29%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Logo

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo

GeForce GT 1030

Aug 18th, 2016Release Date
May 17th, 2017
GeForce 10GenerationGeForce 10
$199MSRP
$79
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI
1x 6-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
3 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
192-bitBus64-bit
192.2 GB/s
Bandwidth48.06 GB/s
1506 MHz
Base Clock Speed1228 MHz
1708 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1468 MHz
2002 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1502 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or GeForce GT 1030

With selected game settings

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