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GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce GT 1030

GeForce GTX 1080 vs GeForce GT 1030: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 1080

8 GB GDDR5X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 DUKE 8G OC)

Buy for $499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GT 1030

2 GB GDDR5 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
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

Buy for $89.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 1080

8 GB GDDR5X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 DUKE 8G OC)

Buy for $499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GT 1030

2 GB GDDR5 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
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

Buy for $89.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $599

Availability

MSRP $79

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 1080 is 355 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1080

  • Performs up to 88% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than GeForce GT 1030 - 75 vs 40 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 8 vs 2 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 1030

  • Up to 82% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $89.99 vs $499.00
  • Up to 66% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than GeForce GTX 1080 - $2.25 vs $6.65 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 83% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 30 vs 180 Watts
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016


FPS

75

100%

Value, $/FPS

$6.65/FPS

34%

Price, $

$499

18%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 DUKE 8G OC)

Buy for $499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017


FPS

40

53%

Value, $/FPS

$2.25/FPS

100%

Price, $

$89.99

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for $89.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

110.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

277.3 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

Desktop • May 17th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

23.49 GPixel/s

21%

Texel Fillrate

35.23 GTexel/s

13%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo

GeForce GTX 1080

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo

GeForce GT 1030

May 27th, 2016Release Date
May 17th, 2017
GeForce 10GenerationGeForce 10
$599MSRP
$79
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI
1x 8-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR5XTypeGDDR5
256-bitBus64-bit
320.3 GB/s
Bandwidth48.06 GB/s
1607 MHz
Base Clock Speed1228 MHz
1733 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1468 MHz
1251 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1502 MHz

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