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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GT 2030 | GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 169% | 33% |
| Hitman 3 | 250% | 13% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 146% | 39% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 169% | 33% |
| FIFA 21 | 36% | 66% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 279% | 6% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 138% | 41% |
| Genshin Impact | 169% | 33% |
| The Medium | 236% | 16% |
| Far Cry 6 | 289% | 3% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition are massively better than the Nvidia GeForce GT 2030.
The GTX 1080 has a 456 MHz higher core clock speed and 128 more Texture Mapping Units than the GeForce GT 2030. This results in the GTX 1080 providing 233.2 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 1080 has a 456 MHz higher core clock speed and 48 more Render Output Units than the GeForce GT 2030. This results in the GTX 1080 providing 89.3 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GTX 1080 was released over three years more recently than the GeForce GT 2030, and so the GTX 1080 is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the GeForce GT 2030 when running the latest games.
The GTX 1080 has 6144 MB more video memory than the GeForce GT 2030, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1080 also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 1080 has 291.3 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GeForce GT 2030, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1080 is massively better than the GeForce GT 2030.
The GeForce GT 2030 has 384 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition has 2560. However, the actual shader performance of the GeForce GT 2030 is 578 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 1080 is 6383. The GTX 1080 having 5805 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 1080 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GeForce GT 2030.
The GeForce GT 2030 transistor size technology is 4 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 1080. This means that the GeForce GT 2030 is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 1080.
The GeForce GT 2030 requires 30 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition requires 180 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 300 Watts for the GeForce GT 2030 and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1080. The GTX 1080 requires 150 Watts more than the GeForce GT 2030 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 1080 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GeForce GT 2030.
| Core Speed | 1252 MHz | vs |  | 1708 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1506 MHz | vs | | 1847 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing | Pascal P104-400-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs |
| Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 30 Nov -0001 | vs | | 27 May 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 8.3
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 6.4
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 4.7
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9.7
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| 3840x2160 | 3.1
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vs | |
7.7
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| Memory | 2048 MB | vs | | 8192 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1000 MHz | vs | | 1263 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 64 Bit | vs | | 256 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5X |
| Memory Bandwidth | 32GB/sec | vs | | 323.3GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
2048 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 384 | vs | | 2560 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 28% | vs | | 100% | |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | 16nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 32 | vs | | 160 | |
| Texture Rate | 40.1 GTexel/s | vs | | 273.3 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 16 | vs | | 64 | |
| Pixel Rate | 20 GPixel/s | vs | | 109.3 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 3840x2160 | vs | | 7680x4320 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | | 3 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 30 Watts | | vs | 180 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 300 Watts | | vs | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | | yes | |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | - | Intel Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | 16 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | vs | | 2560x1600 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GT 2030 2GB is a rumoured low-end 20 series Nvidia graphics card based on the first revision of the Turing GPU architecture. Architecture The first variant of the Turing architecture succeeds the Pascal architecture. Manufactured with a 12nm technology, it has a large L2 Cache, which allows NVIDIA to produce graphics cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. GPU The GT 2030 equips a GPU codenamed GT108 and offers [TBA] Shader Processing Units, [TBA] TMUs and [TBA] ROPs, on a 64-bit memory interface. The central unit runs at 1252MHz and goes up to 1506MHz, in Turbo Mode, while the memory clock operates at 1250MHz. Features DirectX 12.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for GameStream, G-SYNC, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, PhysX and other technologies. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 30W, it requires at least a 300W PSU and relies entirely on the PCI Slot for power. Release Price The GeForce GT 2030 is a low-end graphics card that focuses on games requiring minimal graphics performance. It may run some AAA games in 2018 on Low. Consequently, the GT 2030 will come with a budget price tag and will be available from as little as $79.99. | Overview GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of NVIDIA's High-End GeForce GTX 1080, created by MSI. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit has been increased from 1607MHz to 1708MHz, whereas the Boost Clock can now achieve 1847MHz, instead of 1733MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock The Operating Memory Clock has been increased from 1250MHZ to 1263MHz. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution Just like in games, the exclusive MSI TORX 2.0 Fan technology uses the power of teamwork to allow the TWIN FROZR VI to achieve new levels of cool. TORX 2.0 Fan design generates 22% more air pressure for supremely silent performance in the heat of battle. Performance At 1920x1080, Benchmarks Indicate a 5% Performance Boost over the Reference GeForce GTX 1080. This goes up to 7% at 3840x2160. | |||
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| Recommended CPU | - | ||||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||