Quadro RTX 5000 vs GeForce GT 1030

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 1030 with Quadro RTX 5000, including specs and performance data.

GT 1030
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
6.38

RTX 5000 outperforms GT 1030 by a whopping 547% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking57998
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.3114.49
Power efficiency14.6612.36
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGP108TU104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date17 May 2017 (7 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $2,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 5000 has 527% better value for money than GT 1030.

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 cores3843072
Core clock speed1228 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speed1468 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate35.23348.5
Floating-point processing power1.127 TFLOPS11.15 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs24192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 x4PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

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

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 6.38
RTX 5000 41.25
+547%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 1030 2454
RTX 5000 15856
+546%

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.

GT 1030 9807
RTX 5000 102850
+949%

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.

GT 1030 9541
RTX 5000 94304
+888%

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.

GT 1030 10307
RTX 5000 96650
+838%

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 HD24
−525%
150−160
+525%
1440p26
−515%
160−170
+515%
4K9
−511%
55−60
+511%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.29
+366%
15.33
−366%
1440p3.04
+373%
14.37
−373%
4K8.78
+376%
41.80
−376%
  • GT 1030 has 366% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GT 1030 has 373% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GT 1030 has 376% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−525%
75−80
+525%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−533%
95−100
+533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21
−519%
130−140
+519%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−525%
75−80
+525%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−500%
60−65
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 28
−543%
180−190
+543%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−488%
100−105
+488%
Metro Exodus 23
−509%
140−150
+509%
Red Dead Redemption 2 31
−545%
200−210
+545%
Valorant 18
−511%
110−120
+511%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−500%
120−130
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−525%
75−80
+525%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−543%
45−50
+543%
Dota 2 19
−532%
120−130
+532%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−521%
180−190
+521%
Fortnite 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
Forza Horizon 4 19
−532%
120−130
+532%
Forza Horizon 5 14
−543%
90−95
+543%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
−521%
180−190
+521%
Metro Exodus 14
−543%
90−95
+543%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 63
−535%
400−450
+535%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−500%
120−130
+500%
Valorant 15
−533%
95−100
+533%
World of Tanks 100−105
−500%
600−650
+500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−500%
120−130
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−525%
75−80
+525%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−515%
80−85
+515%
Dota 2 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−521%
180−190
+521%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−525%
100−105
+525%
Forza Horizon 5 11
−536%
70−75
+536%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 19
−532%
120−130
+532%
Valorant 14
−543%
90−95
+543%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−522%
230−240
+522%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
World of Tanks 45−50
−530%
290−300
+530%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−536%
70−75
+536%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−525%
200−210
+525%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−515%
80−85
+515%
Forza Horizon 4 11
−536%
70−75
+536%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Valorant 16−18
−488%
100−105
+488%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 12
−525%
75−80
+525%
Grand Theft Auto V 12
−525%
75−80
+525%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−525%
75−80
+525%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Dota 2 16−18
−488%
100−105
+488%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Fortnite 4
−500%
24−27
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 6
−483%
35−40
+483%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Valorant 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%

This is how GT 1030 and RTX 5000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 is 525% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 is 515% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 is 511% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.38 41.25
Recency 17 May 2017 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 230 Watt

GT 1030 has 666.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5000, on the other hand, has a 546.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1030 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 5000 is a workstation one.


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

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