NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ampere Pascal
• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 -
• CUDA Cores
  5888 -
• Execution Units
  46 3
• GPU Chip
  GA104-300-A1 GP108-300-A1
• Render Output Units
  96 16
• Shader
  5888 384
• Texture Units
  184 24

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  448 GB/s -
• Memory Bus
  256 bit -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 2 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1750 MHz 1502 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1500 MHz 1227 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1725 MHz 1468 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  93 °C -
• TDP
  220 W 30 W
• TDP (up)
  240 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  Axial -
• Fan 1
  2 x 85 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  37 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. Displays
  4 2
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x4
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin -
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 12.1
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting -
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  112 mm -
• Length
  242 mm -
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  1034 g -
• Width
  - -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  499 $ -
• Manufacturer specification scope
  NVIDIA GPU-level facts only for the exact GPU and VRAM configuration; Founders Edition board clocks, power and connectors are not refreshed from the shared reference/FE column. -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  8 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q2/2017
• Manufacturer
  - NVIDIA