GeForce GT 1030 GK107 vs GT 330M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1268 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.75 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 30 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
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 cores | 48 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 1058 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | 33.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.06528 TFLOPS | 0.8125 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 182 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 256 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 147 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 1066 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.28 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGADisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2010 | 30 September 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 65 Watt |
GT 330M has 182.6% lower power consumption.
GT 1030 GK107, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 330M and GeForce GT 1030 GK107. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 330M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GT 1030 GK107 is a desktop one.
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