Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 PCIe

The GT 1030 GDDR5 received our recommendation on a few occasions, almost all of which were derived from limited supply of the GTX 1050 or RX 550. Even in spite of this forced recommendation, the card did perform objectively well when compared to its...

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Although the card will end in an HTPC for many users, this review has made the comparison with AMD's RX 550. In terms of price, these cards are close to each other: the RX 550 is available at around 90 euros while the GT 1030 starts at around 75 euros. The benchmarks show that the RX 550 is generally a bit faster. Given the specifications of the card relative to the GT 1030, it may. For those who are looking for a boarding pass for a little bit of fun, the RX 550 seems to be a more obvious choice than the GT 1030.

Although we might have hoped for better performance in taxing graphics workloads, Nvidia's GeForce GT 1030 performs admirably in the competitive gaming titles it was designed to service. Moreover, a low price, power-friendly architecture, and compelling form factor make the card accessible to just about anyone with an available PCIe slot.

Nevertheless, we would not recommend this graphics card for gaming but rather for home entertainment, where it is an economical and potent performer. In the mobile segment, the first notebooks that employ the mobile version, the GeForce MX 150, have just arrived. It will probably clock just a tiny bit slower than its bigger desktop-grade sibling.

Por último, este modelo de GT 1030 de MSI hace un buen trabajo a la hora de disipar el mínimo calor desprendido por el chip, que consume apenas 30 W de pico. El modelo es estupendo para equipos con restricciones de ruido o consumo, y al ser de perfil bajo puede servir en bastantes equipos preensamblados en los que solo se puede instalar uno de estos modelos.

If you are looking for a low-profile graphics card that is passively-cooled, the MSI GeForce GT 1030 can be found for about $73 USD.