Despite the claims of not planning to release anything below the GTX 1050 mark, a recent rumor suggests that NVIDIA is allegedly preparing its entry level GeForce GT 1030 which ships with a GP108 GPU to tackle the recently announced Radeon RX 550 graphics card by AMD that is aiming for the entry level market as the replacement for Intel’s iGPU, the Intel HD and Iris Graphics.
SpecificationsÂ
Graphics Card Name | AMD Radeon RX 550 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
Graphics Process | 14nm FinFET | 14nm FinFET |
Graphics Core | Polaris 12 | Pascal GP108 |
Cores | 512 Stream Processors | 512 CUDA Cores |
TMUs | 32 | 32 |
ROPs | 16 | 16 |
VRAM | 2/4 GB GDDR5 | 2/4 GB GDDR5 |
Memory Bus | 128-bit | 128-bit |
TDP | 50W | 30W |
Price | $69 US | $59-$69 US |
According to WCCFTech, the alleged GT 1030 will feature the GP108 GPU that packs a total of 512 CUDA cores, 32 TMUs and 16 ROPs. As for its memory, the alleged GT 1030 might feature 2GB or 4GB of GDDR5 memory and a 128-bit memory bus. With a mere 30W TDP, the alleged GT 1030 will require no additional power connector.
The card is expected to retail at $59-$69 and will be announced on May 8th, 2017. Given that if the GT 1030 is around 70% as capable as the GTX 1050 for only $69, it would be a sweet option for an entry-level system for work or light gaming purposes.
(Source: WCCFTech.com)
