NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, API support, Memory, Technologies, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 16% higher core clock speed: 1228 MHz vs 1058 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 64 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 1200x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2433 vs 1749
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 442 vs 368
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9864 vs 4493
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.898 vs 12.582
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.373 vs 1.254
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.937 vs 18.386
  • 6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 160.823 vs 23.499
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3629 vs 2663
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 3478
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3629 vs 2663
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 3478
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 May 2017 vs 27 November 2013
Core clock speed 1228 MHz vs 1058 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 64 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2433 vs 1749
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 vs 368
Geekbench - OpenCL 9864 vs 4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898 vs 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.373 vs 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.937 vs 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 160.823 vs 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3629 vs 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3629 vs 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 3478

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 364.463 vs 170.785
  • 15.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 545 vs 35
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 364.463 vs 170.785
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3332 vs 3331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3332 vs 3331
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 545 vs 35

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2433
1749
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
442
368
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9864
4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.898
12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
170.785
364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.373
1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.937
18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
160.823
23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3629
2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3331
3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
35
545
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
PassMark - G3D Mark 2433 1749
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 368
Geekbench - OpenCL 9864 4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.898 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 170.785 364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.373 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.937 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 160.823 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3629 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3331 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3629 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3331 3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 35 545

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name N17P-G1 GK106
Launch date 17 May 2017 27 November 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $69.99 $109
Place in performance rating 874 1003
Price now $59.99 $144.81
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 63.91 16.05

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1670 MHz
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 1058 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 64 Watt
CUDA cores 384
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion / sec
Transistor count 2,540 million

Video outputs and ports

G-SYNC support
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Display Connectors One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini..., 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

API support

DirectX 12_1 12.0 (11_0)
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB / s

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin