GeForce GT 1030 vs GTX 770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 770 and GeForce GT 1030, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 770
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 230 Watt
15.33
+142%

GTX 770 outperforms GT 1030 by a whopping 142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking354585
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.312.31
Power efficiency4.6014.58
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK104GP108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)17 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 770 has 87% 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 cores1536384
Core clock speed1046 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt30 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate138.935.23
Floating-point processing power3.333 TFLOPS1.127 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12824

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length267 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.3 GB/s48.06 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D 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 results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 770 15.33
+142%
GT 1030 6.34

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.

GTX 770 5926
+142%
GT 1030 2453

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.

GTX 770 8150
+125%
GT 1030 3625

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.

GTX 770 17999
+83.2%
GT 1030 9826

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.

GTX 770 17717
+84.8%
GT 1030 9585

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.

GTX 770 13785
+33.7%
GT 1030 10307

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 HD60−65
+140%
25
−140%
1440p60−65
+140%
25
−140%
4K24−27
+140%
10
−140%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.65
−110%
3.16
+110%
1440p6.65
−110%
3.16
+110%
4K16.63
−110%
7.90
+110%
  • GT 1030 has 110% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GT 1030 has 110% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GT 1030 has 110% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Fortnite 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 28
+0%
28
+0%
Valorant 152
+0%
152
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Fortnite 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
+0%
29
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 123
+0%
123
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Valorant 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12
+0%
12
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Valorant 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1
+0%
1
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how GTX 770 and GT 1030 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 770 is 140% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 770 is 140% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 770 is 140% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.33 6.34
Recency 30 May 2013 17 May 2017
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 30 Watt

GTX 770 has a 141.8% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 1030, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 666.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1030 in performance tests.

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