RTX A2000 12 GB vs GeForce GT 1030 GK107

VS

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data88.71
Power efficiencyno data34.80
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107GA106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date30 September 2018 (6 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3843328
Core clock speed1058 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate33.86124.8
Floating-point processing power0.8125 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs32104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length147 mm167 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s288.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 September 2018 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 70 Watt

GT 1030 GK107 has 7.7% lower power consumption.

RTX A2000 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 1030 GK107 and RTX A2000 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1030 GK107 is a desktop card while RTX A2000 12 GB is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 GK107
GeForce GT 1030 GK107
NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB
RTX A2000 12 GB

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.6 84 votes

Rate GeForce GT 1030 GK107 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.7 140 votes

Rate RTX A2000 12 GB on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.