@Viztiz The funny part is that a 1030 gddr5 + i3-10105f in my country is around 195USD while 3400g is around 245USD, i can literally buy 256gb SSD for that 50 bucks, or maybe add another 15 bucks for the motherboard. Never thought i'd see the day where intel is more budget friendly lmao. Lowkey waiting for Intel Arc and AMD's RDNA 3 though
These cards are great on OEM desktops with limited PSU power or small factors that only accept single slot GPUs, it's the only card that used to fit on one of my mini itx computers, until I found a Yeston RX550 on aliexpress, it's slighlty faster in many games.
To say that the gt1030 a “crappy Nvidia card” is a bit misleading, the GDDR5 one is perfect for upgrading lower-end small form factor PCs, and a great budget card for people who only buy new stuff
disagreed, 750ti is the worst card thats playable in games. obviously it depends on what your definition of playable means, for me its low 1080p 30 fps
I have a “gaming” system with a DDR5 GT 1030, and I’m pretty happy with the performance. I’m probably not the best reviewer though due to my previous computer having Intel HD 300 integrated graphics, which does mean that I see 30fps at low settings 720p as amazing performance.
@@forza3212 it’s not bad after having had it for a few more months. I can get decently optimized indie games running at least at 30fps, and most triple a games from before 2019 seem to run somewhat well if I lower the settings quite a bit. Also, that’s all with an i5 2500 and 8gb of DDR3 ram
@@chococheez0 alright thankyou. what about gta 5, valorant, fortnite and any racing games? if you don't play them that's fine but what games in particular do you play the most and whats the performance for each?
@@forza3212 Valorant can get to 60 pretty consistently, fortnite performance can get ugly, even at lowest possible settings. I don't play GTA 5 or racing games, but I do know that GTA 5 should be playable, and most racing games should be fine as long as they don't use a ton of modern graphics tech. The most performance intensive game I've gotten playable is probably Rage 2, an open world game from 2019. If ray tracing was even possible to enable, it would probably take 12 minutes to render each frame.
@@Daniel-dj7fh Lemme tell ya..nothing makes for a better picture than sparse grid supersampling antialiasing. It's an old trick that can only be used in slightly older games like Dead Space and Call of Duty Black Ops. It is BEAUTIFULLL!
Although at this point, the Vega 8 on a Ryzen 3 3200G will be just as fast with some overclocking, so for a new budget gaming build there's no reason to ever get a 1030 over either an APU or an RX 560.
Actually, for some reason the GT 710 has NVENC while the 1030 does not. I don't know why the 1030 doesn't have it, but the 710 i think it's because it's a cut down version of a gpu that has it.
For a comparison that's more strongly determined by modernity of the cards, I wonder how the GT 730, 740 and 745 compare to the 1030 (and the future 1010)!
@@DawidDoesTechStuff Please build an optiplex small form factor PC and test it against that godawful shitbox "Gaming" pc we inflicted on you and your wallet
1030 is considered by many because of its low power consumption, and the reason is, just like you said in the video, for upgrading mid 2013-2015 HP and Dell desktop PCs into budget gaming PCs. The big factor that was missed in this video was the limited PSU wattage. Most of these types of PCs have 275-300W PSU and limited to 30W for the GPU, and rarely does anyone upgrade the PSU in those types of PCs.
The GT 1030 is great for those old dell desktops with limited PSUs you just want to throw a couple upgrades in. It’s also good for a dual card setup in a custom build. You can just use the GT 1030 for older games and for watching videos in 4K to let your other card rest. Other than that it shouldn’t be your only graphics card you should rely on in a custom build.
I upgraded my Acer XC605 from GT705 to GT1030 for eSports. The only card that fitted the mi i-ATX casing was this so I went to buy one. Frankly I am really pleased with the 1030 for that and video viewing.
"Don't run a monitor at 30hz" i had to take a displayport cable from one of my dads 4k monitors to run my monitor at 144fps, and the only other cable i had was an hdmi 1.4, so he runs one of the monitors at 30hz. I don't think he's noticed, and if he has it doesnt bother him lol
i feel like the gt 710 should have a successor using turing that is a little better than the 1030. I know they can do it, power draw wise, because they have a pascal mx150 that is 10W and can almost match the 1030. the gt 710 is 19W
you talked about the gtx 1650 in the end and well, the prices has really just been flinged into the air as some of the cards are now getting sold at a staggering 600$
Yeah, I got a custom built and I managed to get a Ryzen 7 3700X and a RX 5600 RT 6GB and other stuff for the total PC being $1,505 opposed to just getting the graphics card alone for $1,200 where I live.
I got mine GT 1030 MSI Aero ITX 2 years ago for 70 euros (new), for decent tasking PC. I think its amazing for its price, considering flawless bench from MSI - top temp gpu had around 58-60 degrees while running Witcher 3 on Low resolution and 1080p (40-48 fps), while paired with i5-4460 and 8gb ram @1600Mhz.
@@illumina1992 I actually installed an aftermarket cooler (1gen Accelero Twin Turbo) as I had one lying around, it just won't go over 50C with that. :D
@@sou8823 I rocked a 710 for about a year with an i3-2100, wasn't too bad for lower end games, played some wow on it as well, hell I even got Arma 2/3 to run somewhat stable on that setup.
I actually have a GT 710, for extra monitor ports (quad monitor setup with a GTX 1080 and I like to keep the HDMI port free for VR). Also, VGA is nice to have. Just in case, as well as being able to use a DVI to HDMI adapter on the GT 710. So it's a great second card if you just want some extra display outputs.
1030's 4k support would make it viable as a media box for use with a 4k tv. Of course I would bet the average person who has a 4k tv and doesn't game isn't watching this channel
I’m thinking of buying one for this exact use case. Just got an old pc with a 4770 in it and a micro atx board. I’m gonna put it in a small case and install Linux mint and use it as a media box.
the 1030 is like 750ti performance so it's actualy good little GPU for e-sports and older tripple A games and the power draw is next to noting and it fits inside sandwich so for small case and crappy PSU it's probably the best fit it that lenovo, dell, hp OEMs with the i5s and i7s so every card has point
GT 1030 is a good card for a true 4K 60Hz HTPC/Media setup over HDMI. Especially if looking for a Low profile half height card. Also make sure its the GDDR5. Not the SDDR4 version that severely cripples the performance of the GT 1030 card. The MSI GT 1030 does away with the outdated DVI and has HDMI/Display Port.
My MSI GT 1030 ($68USD) has 2 HDMI ports. It is in an HP Z210 SFF box (Running two monitors @ 1080p). Moving up to an SFF RX560 isn't an option at the prices people are wanting for it.
I recently got a GT 1030 GDDR5 version brand new from my local microcenter for just $60 (it was on clearance as they were dumping some of their old stock), and for the purpose in which I used it, I would say it's simply amazing. I acquired a brand new small form factor HP desktop that has a i5 2400 and 8gbs of ram for $20 at my local thrift store a month earlier, and I planned to upgrade it and give to a relative who I thought would be interested in getting into computer gaming. The card made the computer capable of playing most games (albeit on lower settings) and watch 4k 60fps videos on TH-cam with ease. It's definitely worth it when it comes to upgrading a old sandy bridge computer into a gaming capable machine for yourself, relative, or friend. I wouldn't call the GT-1030 bad at all.
the reason I'm considering this is because I want a cheap esports/older games pc, and anything higher end than the 1030 would be useless because it would be cpu bond by the old i3 in this office pc
I recently converted an old Dell server into a 'gaming PC' (I had an incredibly tight budget) and it made a lot more sense to buy a used 760 than to buy either of these cards. The TDP meant a new power supply but I still spent less than buying one of these new, and the gaming performance is a fair bit better.
Except AMD integrated graphics destroys the GT 1030 DDR4 version (and the “better” GT1030 is barely winning). Intel is the only one that loses. (My Intel potato graphics would disagree but it’s too busy rendering the next frame)
@@jakegarrett8109 Uhuh, no. The intergrated Vega GPUs are much worse than the 1030. The 1030 GDDR5 version is only slightly slower than the GTX 750Ti which is still a very capable low-mid end 1080p card.
Well, I got low profile hp desktop with Core 2 Quad CPU for basicaly nothing which I use as a HTPC. Then I upgraded my tv to a 4K model and suddenly, buying 1030 does not sound as such a bad idea.
Yup. This is pretty much the only reason why I need this graphics card. I have an Intel i5 system without integrated graphics that I want to use for a retro gaming rig, so I was hoping that I could use the GT 710 to connect to my 4k TV, but it looks like I'm going to need to buy the 1030.
I actually bought a gt 1030 for a low profile optiplex and another consideration, other than the cost, was how much power it draws. The optiplex i have has a very low power power supply (180w) so I had to look for a graphics card which not only gave me ok performance but also only pulled about 30w
The 1030 got me into PC gaming! I bought a used i3 550 pc for £50, then added a 1030 and found it could play games. Discovered Borderlands and the rest is history. Could even play Doom at 720p!
The pronunciation of 1030 as "ten thiddy" is making this video so much more gangster than it has any right to be. I like your stuff Dawid keep it coming ;)
for 80 dollars back in 2017 when I didin't have very much cash, a GT 1030 made it possible for me to pass Witcher 3 on a decent but outdated old office PC I had bought with funds I saved up for ages.
Yeah, ask just about anyone on Dell support forums for SFF PCs and they'll recommend a 1030. You need something that's a) low profile, b) low wattage, c) quiet, d) cheap. "But an XYZ is way faster!" is like telling someone to fit a 6-litre V12 in their Ford Fiesta.
@@chilly3528 Well mine is the DDR3 version and I still love it because it does a spectacular job doing a 4K display and works really well with the games I enjoy like Doom (not the new one) and the Serious Sam series. Every card can do at least one thing well and this one does more than that :D
The gt1030 has allowed my to continue playing my only pc game, Star Trek online, without having to deal with the insane utility prices here in the UK at present.
I think that the Nvidia T400 is a much better card for the lowest-end budget systems. It can be bought for around $100, has GDDR6 2GB VRAM, and works quite well for its low power consumption of just 30W.
My friend wanted to upgrade from a r7 250 1gb to a gt 1030. So i told him to save a bit more money and buy a used rx570. He said and i quote:"yeah but the 90$ gt 1030 is a better deal and can run fortnite at 60fps at high settings. I tought you knew more about computers." Why god.
I bought the 1030 purely for the 4K output for my work-from-home PC. Don't plan on doing any gaming on it. My work PC has a 3rd gen i7 that does not support 4K60 so I plugged a 4K monitor and a 1080p monitor into the 1030 and used onboard graphics for the 3rd monitor (1080p). Had to enable both iGPU and dGPU concurrency in the BIOS. Works a treat.
What was trying to be achieved: Don't buy a 1030 What was achieved: 1030 is a much better card than a 710 for double the price. Should you buy a 1030: Yes. (For moderate gaming, don't expect 240 fps) It's a decent card. If a card gets over 25 fps it's acceptable.
1030 is for a very specific situation, slime case that doesn`t require additional power connector. I got one for a slim home media center where the gaming cards are not feasible
It may not great for a regular PC build but I frequently get requests to upgrade SFF computers that people buy off lease. Low Power, Low Profile video are important considerations. It may not be interesting enough for a whole video but a comparison of LP/LP cards for upgrading SFF computers with those power supplies that aren't easily upgraded, it would probably be interesting for those in that situation. Been using GT 710/730 , R7 240 and HD 5450, but I guess I can look at 1030s for people that don't mind paying extra. They all will be better then the integrated Intel graphics they come with.
i still stand by the fact that the gt1030 really isnt that bad, if your gaming needs are low (aka esports games, or basically any game pre 2013) and you need something low profile and low powered, this really isnt a bad option. now if you have a tower with a 350w psu or above, just get a used 1050ti, its going to destroy the gt1030.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff After my graphics card died (Hd 6950) I used an HD 5450 for a few weeks. I liked it less than I had before because I couldn't game. Now that I have a gaming card in my computer and the 5450 is back where it belongs (that is not in my computer) I'm back to thinking it's a fine card as long as it's used as intended.
pretty sure is mostly people who buy a ryzen or something like that with no IGPU and can't afford a good GPU at the moment, just so you can at least use the computer. also, schools.
Thanks. You just saved my day. I just bought a Ryzen 9, 5900x and wanted the cheapest graphics card to boot the system till I get to buy one of the latest ones. I was thinking GT 710, but then I have a 4K monitor and definitely I need 4K @ 60Hz.
I get 21 fps on Furmark at 1080p settings with the Gigabyte GT 1030 with the GDDR5 memory. I purchased mine back in 2017 for around $80. I wanted a fanless card and there weren't many of those in the half-height size to choose from. It works great in my HP SFF PC-turned HTPC. It may not be recommended for the newest AAA games, but it's a GPU that works pretty well considering it only sips 30 watts of power.
Funny enough, my friend has an old workstation pc and uses integrated graphics for games like valorant, csgo, and other esports titles, and I think this would actually be a good upgrade for him
I HAVE that Dell optiplex with the 1030. It got refurbished/rebranded as a gaming pc. They put this oddball rgb pannel in the front, gave it 16gb ram, an ssd and called it a day. You have to tweak a few things, but even demanding games are perfectly playable. I think its the motherboard itself, but i have a working VGA output, so i can run the extra display if i want. i believe i did in fact get ripped off in the end, as the base model does all the same stuff for less money, but the total cost was still around 600 usd.
I can see your point. I bought a gt 1030 for a low profile computer I was working on at the time. Without going into details it performed above and beyond for me. I should also mention at the time I was way behind on using modern monitors and the DVI display was more than enough.
Hi, Ive just bought a version of the GT1030 which you haven't mentioned, which has the addition of a Display Port output supporting up to 16K , so I would argue that particular iteration is perfect for folks wanting alot of Pixels but not necessarily Gamers .
I used the 710 as an office computer card. Had loads of issues with all three machines. I needed a low profile dual monitor card. The 710 wasn't powerful enough, had black screens and flickering issues. The 1030 works perfectly and is noticeably faster with the I5 CPU. My recommendation for a low profile dual monitor card go with the 1030 card.
Had a perfect use case for 2 x Gt 1030s a couple of years ago. Wife got some old i5s from her work with 8GB DDR3 ram. My boys had 720p monitors. But they wanted to play latest games. At 720p almost every single game they played were butter smooth. And I picked them up brand new, at the time, for the equivalent of $65.
So the funny thing is that I have a low profile dell optiplex that can only fit a gt 1030 as the best graphics card available. I also have a 4k display and play games. It runs minecraft at 60fps at 4k and all new games brilliantly at 1080p medium settings. Despite what people say, I have actually found this card to be really capable. Also, I was laughing at myself when you were saying the really specific use cases that there are, with every single one applying to me!
Nope you have 2 other choices : 1) Nvidia Quadro P620 (Pascal architecture ): 40 watts GDDR5 more texture fill rate etc 2) Nvidia Quadro T400 sometimes called mini RTX 400 (Turing architecture ): 30 watts GDDR6 even more texture fill rate and speed bus etc.
I went from a Radeon HD 5450 to a GT 710. That was an immense jump. Currently looking to jump to a GT 1030 but can't find an affordable one ATM. That will be another immense jump. Yes. I have a potato.
i don't know if i'm looking at the wrong things, but afaik, if you have a thinner PC case, and you have to use the low profile bracket for the GT 710, you also only getting 2 outputs anyways, the GT 1030 also comes with a low profile bracket, and it also only have 2 outputs.
If you really need the VGA port and don't mind taking up an extra expansion card slot, the 710's come with 2 LP brackets: one that holds the DVI and HDMI ports, and a second bracket that holds the VGA port.
I went from a 2014 apu to the 1030, it was a huge performance increase so i was very happy. A few years later i went from the 1030 to a 1650, once a gain a huge performance increase so i was very happy. This year i went from the 1650 to a 3060 12gb, couldn't be more happy. 99% of internet said the 1030 sucks, same for the 1650 and even with the 3060 'i should have gotten the Ti'. (Even though the price difference between the 12 gb and Ti is 400 euro, that's a 90% difference, the ti does not perform 90% better so actually the ti is less fps per euro but whatevaah) Conclusion: don't get distracted by other people's opinion, it all depends on your upgrade path. Search for benchmarks instead of opinions, keep your expectations in check and you'll be fine!
You missed one other compelling use case - computer as an all-in-one media center. The GT/GTX 10-series is Netflix 4K supported; currently the only AMD card that’s supported is the 5700XT. So for a budget productivity station that you also want to use for your media access you’re looking at a $90 GPU or one costing several times that.
It's 2021. The only graphics cards in stock are the GT 710, GT 730 and GT 1030, making the GT 1030 the best GPU by default.
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Honestly I don't really get calling something a display adapter, it's going to end up getting used for gaming eventually by someone
What about rx ,550
@@Sandwich4321 I tried running Roblox and I got a blue screen and fried my motherboard never used it again
@Viztiz The funny part is that a 1030 gddr5 + i3-10105f in my country is around 195USD while 3400g is around 245USD, i can literally buy 256gb SSD for that 50 bucks, or maybe add another 15 bucks for the motherboard. Never thought i'd see the day where intel is more budget friendly lmao. Lowkey waiting for Intel Arc and AMD's RDNA 3 though
@@jelly4890 that is rarely available where i live
Picking up a 1030 for $28 😎 used market rocks
Yeah
But the 1030 doesn't rock 😉
They are pretty good value used for people who want to try out this PC gaming thing. 😁
These cards are great on OEM desktops with limited PSU power or small factors that only accept single slot GPUs, it's the only card that used to fit on one of my mini itx computers, until I found a Yeston RX550 on aliexpress, it's slighlty faster in many games.
*if you live in the us and some parts of europe
To say that the gt1030 a “crappy Nvidia card” is a bit misleading, the GDDR5 one is perfect for upgrading lower-end small form factor PCs, and a great budget card for people who only buy new stuff
Maybe 2 years ago...
For basic use, the gt 1030 is pretty good for supplementing computers that handle light gaming or other office tasks. Cheap and effective.
The RX 550 would definitely beat that though.
disagreed, 750ti is the worst card thats playable in games. obviously it depends on what your definition of playable means, for me its low 1080p 30 fps
Ultra Low, 600p 20 FPS.
I have a “gaming” system with a DDR5 GT 1030, and I’m pretty happy with the performance. I’m probably not the best reviewer though due to my previous computer having Intel HD 300 integrated graphics, which does mean that I see 30fps at low settings 720p as amazing performance.
i havent been able to talk to anyone that owns this card. whats it like playing with is it and what games are you able to play? (performance, etc)
@@forza3212 it’s not bad after having had it for a few more months. I can get decently optimized indie games running at least at 30fps, and most triple a games from before 2019 seem to run somewhat well if I lower the settings quite a bit. Also, that’s all with an i5 2500 and 8gb of DDR3 ram
@@chococheez0 alright thankyou. what about gta 5, valorant, fortnite and any racing games? if you don't play them that's fine but what games in particular do you play the most and whats the performance for each?
@@forza3212 Valorant can get to 60 pretty consistently, fortnite performance can get ugly, even at lowest possible settings. I don't play GTA 5 or racing games, but I do know that GTA 5 should be playable, and most racing games should be fine as long as they don't use a ton of modern graphics tech. The most performance intensive game I've gotten playable is probably Rage 2, an open world game from 2019. If ray tracing was even possible to enable, it would probably take 12 minutes to render each frame.
@@chococheez0 alright thats really helpful thankyou.
"Please, nobody use 4k at 30hz"
You should talk to my dad.
lmao, i would go as far as to say that 720p at 144Hz looks better
@@Daniel-dj7fh I still keep a 768p screen around for old games. And yeahh, it's alright, I reckon. But so much aliasing!
@@CaveyMoth im so out of this gamer area i dont even know what no aliasing looks like
@@Daniel-dj7fh Lemme tell ya..nothing makes for a better picture than sparse grid supersampling antialiasing. It's an old trick that can only be used in slightly older games like Dead Space and Call of Duty Black Ops. It is BEAUTIFULLL!
Everyone I know with a 1030 uses it for gaming. Usually people with SFF machines. I don't see why anyone would buy a 1030 for general use.
GT 1030 is pretty good for a light gaming rig. Like old games and stuff.
I mention the whole SFF thing. That is the use case that makes the most sense to me. 😃
@@pengu6335 I'd rather buy a used Rx 470. Much higher performance, around the same price.
@@mhx6437 I agree with you there. Some people just don't get those for whatever reason.
Although at this point, the Vega 8 on a Ryzen 3 3200G will be just as fast with some overclocking, so for a new budget gaming build there's no reason to ever get a 1030 over either an APU or an RX 560.
Also note that the GT 1030 has modern video hardware acceleration features.
Thats true. I was pretty disappointed to see though that it lacks a lot of modern Geforce experience features.
Actually, for some reason the GT 710 has NVENC while the 1030 does not. I don't know why the 1030 doesn't have it, but the 710 i think it's because it's a cut down version of a gpu that has it.
For a comparison that's more strongly determined by modernity of the cards, I wonder how the GT 730, 740 and 745 compare to the 1030 (and the future 1010)!
@j0sh bc i get for the same money 170% more power.
AH YES, now i can sell this in a System and call it a 'geforce gaming machine' XD
geforce now ready pc
Haha!! Finally. 😂
Honestly though, it would legitimately perform better than the Gaming PC we made Dawid buy... By a huge margin.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff Please build an optiplex small form factor PC and test it against that godawful shitbox "Gaming" pc we inflicted on you and your wallet
Hahaha... _Funny_ .__.
1030 is considered by many because of its low power consumption, and the reason is, just like you said in the video, for upgrading mid 2013-2015 HP and Dell desktop PCs into budget gaming PCs.
The big factor that was missed in this video was the limited PSU wattage. Most of these types of PCs have 275-300W PSU and limited to 30W for the GPU, and rarely does anyone upgrade the PSU in those types of PCs.
I would like to see a TH-cam video title that’s “trying to over clock my GT 710 to the speed of an RTX 3090”
lol why not overclock all the gpu's and see how far each one goes and how much performance gain you get from it and if any of them can get there
Ah yes, the liquid nitrogen cooled gt 710 lmao
And getting GT 710 on fire so I can cook a chicken at 4k
@@smittyvanjagermanjenson182 that would actually be cheaper then buying a rtx 3090
@@raven4k998 the core degrades fairly quickly with a decent overclock
It's like comparing 2002 Opel Corsa to 2004 Nissan Micra
Yeah, both works
I have a 1987 Opel Corsa (A) . :-D and i like it. It's doing it's job very well.
I agree, GT 710 is doing its job too, displays pixels very well
@@RzariRzari :-D
That good old GT ten thiddy :P
😅
I get sick xD
I giggled
ZEHNDREISSIG!!!!!!
I used to take a college chemistry course taught by a professor with a South African accent. It was CHM1030, and they pronounced it just like Dawid.
GT ten thutty? 😀
Tree fiddy. 😅
Damn Nessy
GT ten tiddy
Gee tee ten dhurty
The GT 1030 is great for those old dell desktops with limited PSUs you just want to throw a couple upgrades in. It’s also good for a dual card setup in a custom build. You can just use the GT 1030 for older games and for watching videos in 4K to let your other card rest. Other than that it shouldn’t be your only graphics card you should rely on in a custom build.
I upgraded my Acer XC605 from GT705 to GT1030 for eSports. The only card that fitted the mi i-ATX casing was this so I went to buy one. Frankly I am really pleased with the 1030 for that and video viewing.
"Don't run a monitor at 30hz"
i had to take a displayport cable from one of my dads 4k monitors to run my monitor at 144fps, and the only other cable i had was an hdmi 1.4, so he runs one of the monitors at 30hz. I don't think he's noticed, and if he has it doesnt bother him lol
Fair enough. 😂
Well if all he does is web surfing and social media. I wouldn't even notice I'm running 30hz.
@@iamthehype3684 really? Just moving around the mouse on the desktop I can tell the difference between 30, 45, and 60. Go to testufo.com
@@iamthehype3684 in my experience, just moving around the mouse on the desktop I can tell the difference between 30, 45, and 60. Go to testufo.com
@@dapz well to be fair I never had a monitor over 60hz so maybe I'm just not used to very high refresh rates.
i feel like the gt 710 should have a successor using turing that is a little better than the 1030. I know they can do it, power draw wise, because they have a pascal mx150 that is 10W and can almost match the 1030. the gt 710 is 19W
blud u have 2 top comments
Also, the DVI on the 10:30 and be split to to support dual displays out of a single plug.
TH-cam thinks you put a timemarker there so I clicked it now I feel stupid
That's a good point. 😃
@@HellF1re24 He did put a time marker there, so he should feel stupid(I clicked it too).
you talked about the gtx 1650 in the end and well, the prices has really just been flinged into the air as some of the cards are now getting sold at a staggering 600$
Yeah, I got a custom built and I managed to get a Ryzen 7 3700X and a RX 5600 RT 6GB and other stuff for the total PC being $1,505 opposed to just getting the graphics card alone for $1,200 where I live.
@@frigidartist5732 imagine prices drop next year. That would be a big regret lol
question:Should you pay twice as much for the gt 1030?
answer:yes '-'
yeppers over the gt 710 because 4 times the performance
Paid 40EUR from my used GT 1030 GDDR5, OC'd to +200/+470, a great HTPC card and runs games fine wit low details. Good ol' 2600K @ 4.5 as a CPU.
I got mine GT 1030 MSI Aero ITX 2 years ago for 70 euros (new), for decent tasking PC. I think its amazing for its price, considering flawless bench from MSI - top temp gpu had around 58-60 degrees while running Witcher 3 on Low resolution and 1080p (40-48 fps), while paired with i5-4460 and 8gb ram @1600Mhz.
@@illumina1992 I actually installed an aftermarket cooler (1gen Accelero Twin Turbo) as I had one lying around, it just won't go over 50C with that. :D
@@RuruFIN GT 1030 in my Dell SFF reached 83 C due to poor ventilation. I need to blow it with a table fan.
@@TheKestevon Thait aint shit IMO :) if it throttles, then its too hot :D
On the GT1030 here, wouldn't care if you make fun of me since i don't need new hardware to enjoy games.
Never gonna make fun of that, i play with a gt 710 myself with overclocking, without overclocking its just terrible
@@sou8823 I rocked a 710 for about a year with an i3-2100, wasn't too bad for lower end games, played some wow on it as well, hell I even got Arma 2/3 to run somewhat stable on that setup.
I wont i game on 210 and intel dual cores with 120 gb of hdd without ssd :) and my mobile phone runs faster than my pc
i used a HD5450 512mb v ram with a q6600
Bruh i play on gt610 and i am thinking to upgrade to gt1030.
Over the year i did exactly that. Made a mistake getting a 1030 then upgradrd to the 560 off of amazon
I actually have a GT 710, for extra monitor ports (quad monitor setup with a GTX 1080 and I like to keep the HDMI port free for VR).
Also, VGA is nice to have. Just in case, as well as being able to use a DVI to HDMI adapter on the GT 710.
So it's a great second card if you just want some extra display outputs.
yea, that "two ports" is a CRAP for SUCH PRICE lol
Jesus, my buddy just bought a GT1030 for $190. And the RX560’s are going for $400 😂
It feels like a completely different world looking at card prices pre-pandemic
Yup and even GT710s are going for 50 to 80 dollars .
Yeah
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Had to shell out $600 for an RTX 2060 6 GB GDDR6. But am seeing GT 1030 for under $100 NIB.
1030's 4k support would make it viable as a media box for use with a 4k tv. Of course I would bet the average person who has a 4k tv and doesn't game isn't watching this channel
Haha!! Fair enough.
That's what I bought it for, and I don't game. Works well for 4k video
I’m thinking of buying one for this exact use case. Just got an old pc with a 4770 in it and a micro atx board. I’m gonna put it in a small case and install Linux mint and use it as a media box.
my gt1030: Hehehe ok
I WAS DESPERATE TO GET SOMETING BETTER THAN MY iGPU HD4600!!
IM SORRY!
Why didn't you spend 20 to 30 more on a used gtx 1050 which gives double the performance lmao
@@JudeTheTH-camPoopersubscribe is going to give me those 20 to 30 more for the gtx 1050 which gives double the performance lmao
never be sorry for your budget. if it works for you, it works for you :)
the 1030 is like 750ti performance so it's actualy good little GPU for e-sports and older tripple A games and the power draw is next to noting and it fits inside sandwich so for small case and crappy PSU it's probably the best fit it that lenovo, dell, hp OEMs with the i5s and i7s so every card has point
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GT 1030 is a good card for a true 4K 60Hz HTPC/Media setup over HDMI. Especially if looking for a Low profile half height card. Also make sure its the GDDR5. Not the SDDR4 version that severely cripples the performance of the GT 1030 card. The MSI GT 1030 does away with the outdated DVI and has HDMI/Display Port.
My MSI GT 1030 ($68USD) has 2 HDMI ports. It is in an HP Z210 SFF box (Running two monitors @ 1080p). Moving up to an SFF RX560 isn't an option at the prices people are wanting for it.
I recently got a GT 1030 GDDR5 version brand new from my local microcenter for just $60 (it was on clearance as they were dumping some of their old stock), and for the purpose in which I used it, I would say it's simply amazing. I acquired a brand new small form factor HP desktop that has a i5 2400 and 8gbs of ram for $20 at my local thrift store a month earlier, and I planned to upgrade it and give to a relative who I thought would be interested in getting into computer gaming. The card made the computer capable of playing most games (albeit on lower settings) and watch 4k 60fps videos on TH-cam with ease. It's definitely worth it when it comes to upgrading a old sandy bridge computer into a gaming capable machine for yourself, relative, or friend. I wouldn't call the GT-1030 bad at all.
It's decent as long you don't play new AAA games
the reason I'm considering this is because I want a cheap esports/older games pc, and anything higher end than the 1030 would be useless because it would be cpu bond by the old i3 in this office pc
I recently converted an old Dell server into a 'gaming PC' (I had an incredibly tight budget) and it made a lot more sense to buy a used 760 than to buy either of these cards. The TDP meant a new power supply but I still spent less than buying one of these new, and the gaming performance is a fair bit better.
gt 1030 is a gaming card, gt 710 is a cpu intergrated graphic on a card
Please stop insulting the poor iGPUs.
@@FoggyNBS oh yea thats true, my bad
Except AMD integrated graphics destroys the GT 1030 DDR4 version (and the “better” GT1030 is barely winning). Intel is the only one that loses. (My Intel potato graphics would disagree but it’s too busy rendering the next frame)
@@jakegarrett8109 Uhuh, no. The intergrated Vega GPUs are much worse than the 1030. The 1030 GDDR5 version is only slightly slower than the GTX 750Ti which is still a very capable low-mid end 1080p card.
@@zeron3699 depends on what Ryzen APU you're talking about. The 3400g is way above the 2200g for example
Well, I got low profile hp desktop with Core 2 Quad CPU for basicaly nothing which I use as a HTPC. Then I upgraded my tv to a 4K model and suddenly, buying 1030 does not sound as such a bad idea.
Like I said by the end of the video, that is a great use case for the graphics card. 😊
Yup. This is pretty much the only reason why I need this graphics card. I have an Intel i5 system without integrated graphics that I want to use for a retro gaming rig, so I was hoping that I could use the GT 710 to connect to my 4k TV, but it looks like I'm going to need to buy the 1030.
I think I’ll still go with the 1030 because I do need it for light gaming on games like battlefront but thanks for the comparison
I actually bought a gt 1030 for a low profile optiplex and another consideration, other than the cost, was how much power it draws. The optiplex i have has a very low power power supply (180w) so I had to look for a graphics card which not only gave me ok performance but also only pulled about 30w
The 1030 got me into PC gaming! I bought a used i3 550 pc for £50, then added a 1030 and found it could play games. Discovered Borderlands and the rest is history. Could even play Doom at 720p!
What?? How dare you compare the 1030 to this beast that is the 710, you should do a more fair comparison like the 2080ti for example !
Haha right
Haha!! That would make much more sense. 😃
The 2080ti is a bit underpowered still, this should be compared to the new quadros
The pronunciation of 1030 as "ten thiddy" is making this video so much more gangster than it has any right to be.
I like your stuff Dawid keep it coming ;)
Things going for my first piece you build and I'm getting the GT 1030 thanks to you because the GTX 1050 is $300 right now
for 80 dollars back in 2017 when I didin't have very much cash, a GT 1030 made it possible for me to pass Witcher 3 on a decent but outdated old office PC I had bought with funds I saved up for ages.
My son has one in his slim Dell and as you demonstrate, it plays e-sports games just fine.
That is the perfect use case for that graphics card. 😃
Yeah, ask just about anyone on Dell support forums for SFF PCs and they'll recommend a 1030. You need something that's a) low profile, b) low wattage, c) quiet, d) cheap. "But an XYZ is way faster!" is like telling someone to fit a 6-litre V12 in their Ford Fiesta.
Once again Dawid makes me smile. (with added knife and cheese)
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TYSM for doing this video I wanna buy GT 1030 and rn I got GT 710 I know the video was made 3 years ago but still thank you :D
I just picked up a 1030 for my optiplex. Turn it in a emulation station
Gt 1030 gddr5 is actually really good
Can it play Minecraft well?
@@thunderscythe6423 rdr2 at 30fps♪ ♬ ヾ(´︶`♡)ﾉ ♬ ♪
@@thunderscythe6423 yes
I3-4130 GT 1030 is good?
@@Kaspars.. yes it sounds like a good pair
go look up the "NVDEC Support Matrix" chart and you'll know why the 1030 is way superior, vp9, h265 420 support etc, this guy is clueless.
You do have a good point. However the NVENC support matrix tells a very different story.
I love my GT-710, it's such a little fighter and can do way more than people say it can :D
😀🐢
Your love for the card is the most important part. 😃
Its absolutely garbage, I have the 2GB Gddr5 one and I Overclocked it too and it's bad. Really bad. Although better than in this video ofc
@@chilly3528 Well mine is the DDR3 version and I still love it because it does a spectacular job doing a 4K display and works really well with the games I enjoy like Doom (not the new one) and the Serious Sam series. Every card can do at least one thing well and this one does more than that :D
Lol it can run doom 2 gz
Need a third monitor on your GT1030? Don't forget that one DVI connector can support two monitors
The gt1030 has allowed my to continue playing my only pc game, Star Trek online, without having to deal with the insane utility prices here in the UK at present.
I still play on a gt 1030 :(
If it works for you, then it's great. 😃
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same
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And I use a GT 730 :(
2:26 I have i3 9100f with GT 1030 and on csgo ( 1080P LOW ) I get 190fps. 🤷
"No body uses these cards for gaming"
Me who used the 710 and now the gt1030 for gaming:
:(
Also uses a dvi to vga adaptor
I think that the Nvidia T400 is a much better card for the lowest-end budget systems. It can be bought for around $100, has GDDR6 2GB VRAM, and works quite well for its low power consumption of just 30W.
My friend wanted to upgrade from a r7 250 1gb to a gt 1030. So i told him to save a bit more money and buy a used rx570. He said and i quote:"yeah but the 90$ gt 1030 is a better deal and can run fortnite at 60fps at high settings. I tought you knew more about computers." Why god.
4:35 yeah crazy right who still uses a vga port in 2019 xd xd xd
*actually only has vga in home*
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The same still using vga monitor : )
@@ulte999 Yeah same thing. I use a DVI-D to VGA adaptor for my GT 1030. :-D
@@TielSong0509 i m using a hdmi to vga adapter for rx470 it s a good adapter tho
*_laughs in displayport to hdmi adapter because my 1070 only has one hdmi_*
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Hi, I think it's fun to include GT730(GDDR5) in the compare list too, and one strange thing is GT730 has NVENC that Gt1030 does not.
Are you sure tho ? All of them or a specific chip?
And now my friend will have a computer capable of running games!
I bought the 1030 purely for the 4K output for my work-from-home PC. Don't plan on doing any gaming on it. My work PC has a 3rd gen i7 that does not support 4K60 so I plugged a 4K monitor and a 1080p monitor into the 1030 and used onboard graphics for the 3rd monitor (1080p). Had to enable both iGPU and dGPU concurrency in the BIOS. Works a treat.
Playing my Skyrim still at. 100 FPS at medium settings so the 1030 is good in my book
What was trying to be achieved: Don't buy a 1030
What was achieved: 1030 is a much better card than a 710 for double the price.
Should you buy a 1030: Yes. (For moderate gaming, don't expect 240 fps)
It's a decent card. If a card gets over 25 fps it's acceptable.
finally found my layer of gpus that i can afford and discuss and not die inside cause i cant even get close to it
1030 is for a very specific situation, slime case that doesn`t require additional power connector. I got one for a slim home media center where the gaming cards are not feasible
Everyone says the GT 1030 is worse... Um... have fun playing back 4k 60fps video. Chop city. I gurantee it. HDMI 1.4 vs HDMI 2.0. HDMI 2.0 wins.
do a vid on gt 1010 when it gets released
the thing is that im watching you playing games like cyberpunk and i just want a 1030 build for lol and csgo
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not to flex but i can run payday 2 on with the second lowest resolution and the lowest graphic settings.
Whoa, hold your horses, son...
But can it run roblox?
It may not great for a regular PC build but I frequently get requests to upgrade SFF computers that people buy off lease. Low Power, Low Profile video are important considerations. It may not be interesting enough for a whole video but a comparison of LP/LP cards for upgrading SFF computers with those power supplies that aren't easily upgraded, it would probably be interesting for those in that situation. Been using GT 710/730 , R7 240 and HD 5450, but I guess I can look at 1030s for people that don't mind paying extra. They all will be better then the integrated Intel graphics they come with.
i still stand by the fact that the gt1030 really isnt that bad, if your gaming needs are low (aka esports games, or basically any game pre 2013) and you need something low profile and low powered, this really isnt a bad option. now if you have a tower with a 350w psu or above, just get a used 1050ti, its going to destroy the gt1030.
videos after videos, I feel like you love the GT710. wake up bro, love makes you blind :)
Haha!! It's the only explanation. 😅
@@DawidDoesTechStuff After my graphics card died (Hd 6950) I used an HD 5450 for a few weeks. I liked it less than I had before because I couldn't game. Now that I have a gaming card in my computer and the 5450 is back where it belongs (that is not in my computer) I'm back to thinking it's a fine card as long as it's used as intended.
"jiti tenthiddy"
"thiddy hetz desplay"
GT 710 was the best selling graphics card/ display adapter on Brasil (2019), selling 3 times more than the gt 1030 (5th place)
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Yeah that's how much that cheap price matters. 😊
pretty sure is mostly people who buy a ryzen or something like that with no IGPU and can't afford a good GPU at the moment, just so you can at least use the computer. also, schools.
Thanks. You just saved my day. I just bought a Ryzen 9, 5900x and wanted the cheapest graphics card to boot the system till I get to buy one of the latest ones. I was thinking GT 710, but then I have a 4K monitor and definitely I need 4K @ 60Hz.
Don’t talk down about cheese knives man, I work in a kitchen and those big blocks of fancy cheese don’t come as pretty little slices.
"Layoff the strong cheese at night..." 😂
Freaking love you man
yeaaa .... gt 1030 suckss .
(starts crying in Gt 540m )
yeaaaa .... gt 1030 is bad.
Buy a used RX 570 my guy.
@@beastlyzack7185 It's available in my country. Bought a 4gb one for about $90
I get 21 fps on Furmark at 1080p settings with the Gigabyte GT 1030 with the GDDR5 memory. I purchased mine back in 2017 for around $80. I wanted a fanless card and there weren't many of those in the half-height size to choose from. It works great in my HP SFF PC-turned HTPC. It may not be recommended for the newest AAA games, but it's a GPU that works pretty well considering it only sips 30 watts of power.
Funny enough, my friend has an old workstation pc and uses integrated graphics for games like valorant, csgo, and other esports titles, and I think this would actually be a good upgrade for him
used is love used is life
Love being used?
keep hearing "ten fiddy"
I keep hearing "1050". anyone else?
Take off your rose tinted ear muffs
You forgot to add "Ti".
I HAVE that Dell optiplex with the 1030. It got refurbished/rebranded as a gaming pc. They put this oddball rgb pannel in the front, gave it 16gb ram, an ssd and called it a day. You have to tweak a few things, but even demanding games are perfectly playable. I think its the motherboard itself, but i have a working VGA output, so i can run the extra display if i want.
i believe i did in fact get ripped off in the end, as the base model does all the same stuff for less money, but the total cost was still around 600 usd.
if i had a 50 dollar budget for a gpu i would get a ryzen5 5600g with the vega 8 igpu
the vega 8 beats the 1030 by 20%
why buy the gt 710 if the integrated gpu is almost the same, seems like the gt 710 is totally useless
Because high end AMD cpus have none and you don't want big secondary gpu. gt710 is perfect for that.
Valdis The 3400G’s iGpu is much better though. Hell, even vega 8(ryzen 3 igpu) is in the same level as the 1030
@@sebawuba8533 3400g is not comparable with 3900x.
Valdis in what kind of real life situation would you pair a gt 710 with a 3900X
@@sebawuba8533 As a secindary gpu, when I need 4+ displays and dont want to obstruct aurflow to main gpu.
"ten fitty"
"THIDDY"
I can see your point. I bought a gt 1030 for a low profile computer I was working on at the time. Without going into details it performed above and beyond for me. I should also mention at the time I was way behind on using modern monitors and the DVI display was more than enough.
Hi, Ive just bought a version of the GT1030 which you haven't mentioned, which has the addition of a Display Port output supporting up to 16K , so I would argue that particular iteration is perfect for folks wanting alot of Pixels but not necessarily Gamers .
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Hate these comments so much. You do realize how time works, right? Anyone seeing your comment is watching in 2024. Stop farming for likes.
@@kraio-sfu not that serious lil bro
I used the 710 as an office computer card. Had loads of issues with all three machines. I needed a low profile dual monitor card. The 710 wasn't powerful enough, had black screens and flickering issues. The 1030 works perfectly and is noticeably faster with the I5 CPU. My recommendation for a low profile dual monitor card go with the 1030 card.
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You are forgetting that the GT 1030 has newer video codec support. It can do more video types more efficiently.
Had a perfect use case for 2 x Gt 1030s a couple of years ago. Wife got some old i5s from her work with 8GB DDR3 ram. My boys had 720p monitors. But they wanted to play latest games. At 720p almost every single game they played were butter smooth. And I picked them up brand new, at the time, for the equivalent of $65.
So the funny thing is that I have a low profile dell optiplex that can only fit a gt 1030 as the best graphics card available. I also have a 4k display and play games. It runs minecraft at 60fps at 4k and all new games brilliantly at 1080p medium settings. Despite what people say, I have actually found this card to be really capable. Also, I was laughing at myself when you were saying the really specific use cases that there are, with every single one applying to me!
Nope you have 2 other choices :
1) Nvidia Quadro P620 (Pascal architecture ): 40 watts GDDR5 more texture fill rate etc
2) Nvidia Quadro T400 sometimes called mini RTX 400 (Turing architecture ): 30 watts GDDR6 even more texture fill rate and speed bus etc.
I went from a Radeon HD 5450 to a GT 710. That was an immense jump. Currently looking to jump to a GT 1030 but can't find an affordable one ATM. That will be another immense jump. Yes. I have a potato.
i don't know if i'm looking at the wrong things, but afaik, if you have a thinner PC case, and you have to use the low profile bracket for the GT 710, you also only getting 2 outputs anyways, the GT 1030 also comes with a low profile bracket, and it also only have 2 outputs.
If you really need the VGA port and don't mind taking up an extra expansion card slot, the 710's come with 2 LP brackets: one that holds the DVI and HDMI ports, and a second bracket that holds the VGA port.
I went from a 2014 apu to the 1030, it was a huge performance increase so i was very happy.
A few years later i went from the 1030 to a 1650, once a gain a huge performance increase so i was very happy.
This year i went from the 1650 to a 3060 12gb, couldn't be more happy.
99% of internet said the 1030 sucks, same for the 1650 and even with the 3060 'i should have gotten the Ti'.
(Even though the price difference between the 12 gb and Ti is 400 euro, that's a 90% difference, the ti does not perform 90% better so actually the ti is less fps per euro but whatevaah)
Conclusion: don't get distracted by other people's opinion, it all depends on your upgrade path.
Search for benchmarks instead of opinions, keep your expectations in check and you'll be fine!
You missed one other compelling use case - computer as an all-in-one media center.
The GT/GTX 10-series is Netflix 4K supported; currently the only AMD card that’s supported is the 5700XT. So for a budget productivity station that you also want to use for your media access you’re looking at a $90 GPU or one costing several times that.