GeForce GT 1030 vs GTX 780

Place in performance ranking	245	540
Place by popularity	not in top-100	29
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	16.68	2.61
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GK110	N17P-G1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 May 2013 (10 years ago)	17 May 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$79
Current price	$100 (0.2x MSRP)	$137 (1.7x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 has 539% better value for money than GT 1030.

Detailed Specifications

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 cores	2304	384
CUDA cores	2304	no data
Core clock speed	863 MHz	1228 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1670 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	30 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	160.5 billion/sec	35.23
Floating-point performance	4,156 gflops	1,127 gflops

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 support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x4
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	145 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Minimum recommended system power	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 8-pin and one 6-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	48.06 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported Technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data
PhysX	+	no data
3D Vision Live	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
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 780 20.69
+224%

GT 1030 6.39

GTX 780 outperforms GT 1030 by 224% based on our aggregated 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 780 8008
+224%

GT 1030 2473

GTX 780 outperforms GT 1030 by 224% 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 780 10460
+189%

GT 1030 3625

GTX 780 outperforms GT 1030 by 189% 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 780 23391
+141%

GT 1030 9706

GTX 780 outperforms GT 1030 by 141% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 780 21079
+128%

GT 1030 9264

GTX 780 outperforms GT 1030 by 128% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 780 18049
+75.1%

GT 1030 10307

GTX 780 outperforms GT 1030 by 75% 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 HD	54 +116%	25 −116%
1440p	65−70 +210%	21 −210%
4K	27−30 +200%	9 −200%

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	20.69	6.39
Recency	23 May 2013	17 May 2017
Cost	$649	$79
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	30 Watt