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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 30% better in Valheim than GeForce GT 1030 - 69 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 86% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $64.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Valheim than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.23 vs $6.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 30 vs 148 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
53
76%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
35%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
28%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 17th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$329 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1228 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1468 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce GT 1030
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
23 FPS
$43.48/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 4100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$43.17/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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23 FPS
$51.22/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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23 FPS
$15.22/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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19 FPS
$68.37/FPS
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Ryzen 3 2300X
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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