GT 1030 vs GTX 650 Ti

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Combined performance score

GTX 650 Ti
6.51
+1.9%

GTX 650 Ti outperforms GT 1030 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking533538
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Value for money0.612.73
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK106N17P-G1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 October 2012 (11 years old)17 May 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $79
Current price$251 (1.7x MSRP)$137 (1.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 1030 has 348% better value for money than GTX 650 Ti.

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 cores768384
CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed928 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1670 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt30 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.2 billion/sec35.23
Floating-point performance1,425 gflops1,127 gflops

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5.4 GB/s6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s48.06 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI
Multi monitor support4 Displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC supportno data+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

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.

GTX 650 Ti 6.51
+1.9%
GT 1030 6.39

GTX 650 Ti outperforms GT 1030 by 2% 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%

GTX 650 Ti 2523
+1.9%
GT 1030 2475

GTX 650 Ti outperforms GT 1030 by 2% in Passmark.

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%

GTX 650 Ti 3430
GT 1030 3625
+5.7%

GT 1030 outperforms GTX 650 Ti by 6% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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%

GTX 650 Ti 7917
GT 1030 9650
+21.9%

GT 1030 outperforms GTX 650 Ti by 22% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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%

GTX 650 Ti 8194
GT 1030 9200
+12.3%

GT 1030 outperforms GTX 650 Ti by 12% 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%

GTX 650 Ti 6223
GT 1030 10307
+65.6%

GT 1030 outperforms GTX 650 Ti by 66% 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 HD24−27
−4.2%
25
+4.2%
1440p21−24
+0%
21
+0%
4K9−10
+0%
9
+0%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.51 6.39
Recency 9 October 2012 17 May 2017
Cost $149 $79
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 30 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 Ti and GeForce GT 1030. The differences in performance seem too small.


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