RTX 2060 vs GT 1030

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Combined performance score

GT 1030
6.39

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 471% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking538121
Place by popularity2024
Value for money2.7321.00
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameN17P-G1Turing TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 May 2017 (6 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $349
Current price$137 (1.7x MSRP)$397 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 has 669% better value for money than GT 1030.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3841920
Core clock speed1228 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1670 MHz1620 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate35.23201.6
Floating-point performance1,127 gflopsno data

Size and 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 x4PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

Memory

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 amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support++

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready++

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.17.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 1030 6.39
RTX 2060 36.50
+471%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 471% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 1030 2475
RTX 2060 14150
+472%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 472% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 1030 20192
RTX 2060 60454
+199%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 199% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 1030 4728
RTX 2060 27163
+475%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 475% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 1030 3625
RTX 2060 19338
+434%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 434% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 1030 22069
RTX 2060 107083
+385%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 385% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 1030 9650
RTX 2060 70387
+629%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 629% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GT 1030 219163
RTX 2060 424149
+93.5%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 94% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GT 1030 9200
RTX 2060 66879
+627%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 627% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GT 1030 10307
RTX 2060 77840
+655%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 1030 by 655% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD25
−384%
121
+384%
1440p21
−262%
76
+262%
4K9
−456%
50
+456%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 15
−327%
60−65
+327%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−411%
92
+411%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−888%
79
+888%
Battlefield 5 31
−368%
145
+368%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
−487%
135
+487%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−482%
60−65
+482%
Far Cry 5 19
−442%
103
+442%
Far Cry New Dawn 23
−339%
101
+339%
Forza Horizon 4 27
−419%
140
+419%
Hitman 3 22
−427%
110−120
+427%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
−573%
101
+573%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−750%
102
+750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−529%
107
+529%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
−677%
101
+677%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
−550%
78
+550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−700%
64
+700%
Battlefield 5 26
−396%
129
+396%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−521%
118
+521%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−814%
60−65
+814%
Far Cry 5 17
−482%
99
+482%
Far Cry New Dawn 22
−341%
97
+341%
Forza Horizon 4 24
−446%
131
+446%
Hitman 3 16
−625%
110−120
+625%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
−550%
78
+550%
Metro Exodus 7
−857%
67
+857%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−367%
56
+367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
−700%
96
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−548%
136
+548%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−625%
87
+625%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−700%
56
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−588%
55
+588%
Battlefield 5 20
−495%
119
+495%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−540%
60−65
+540%
Far Cry 5 15
−527%
94
+527%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
−389%
88
+389%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−556%
105
+556%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−508%
73
+508%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6
−650%
45
+650%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−660%
76
+660%
Hitman 3 10−11
−570%
65−70
+570%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−300%
52
+300%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−740%
42
+740%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−775%
35
+775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−500%
50−55
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−4100%
42
+4100%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−1460%
75−80
+1460%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−560%
65−70
+560%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−850%
76
+850%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−670%
75−80
+670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−750%
50−55
+750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−975%
43
+975%
Hitman 3 6−7
−500%
35−40
+500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
15
+87.5%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−700%
24
+700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2
−1500%
32
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−1600%
51
+1600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1
−2700%
28
+2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−700%
24
+700%
Battlefield 5 1
−5200%
53
+5200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−583%
41
+583%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−425%
42
+425%
Forza Horizon 4 7
−743%
59
+743%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%

This is how GT 1030 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 384% faster than GT 1030

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 262% faster than GT 1030

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 456% faster than GT 1030

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2060 is 5200% faster than the GT 1030.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2060 surpassed GT 1030 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.39 36.50
Recency 17 May 2017 6 January 2019
Cost $79 $349
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 175 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.


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