I tend to agree.
The GT 1030 uses the exact same Kepler-gen GPU die as my own GT 710. This has a GK208-B, with half the cores disabled (192 cores active). The only real difference between the two is that in the GT 1030, the GK208-B has all 384 cores active. But it's still - by modern standards - an ancient architecture.
No, I concur with
@Zev &
@CaffeineAddict. It's not a 'gaming' GPU by any stretch of the imagination; I didn't buy my own with that in mind, 'cos I'm NOT a 'gamer'. I just wanted a bit of additional processing power for light video rendering - Openshot, my main video editor, can "offload" rendering to a discrete GPU if it has 'official' drivers installed.
Mine's an Asus, and DOES have GDDR5 (though only 2 GB). The Asus GT 1030 also comes with GDDR5.....theirs are 'upgrades' on the original reference cards, and also have 150-200 MHz extra on the 'boost' clock, too.
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The GT 710's actually OK for 'light' gaming, and I'm not talking about the kinds of games most of you would be familiar with, either. I'm talking 'indie' & older stuff; AssaultCube, UrbanTerror, even RedEclipse and Xonotic at a pinch. I also play around occasionally with Half-Life2. Runs amazingly well on this thing, believe it or not.....but then it IS by now around 20 yrs old, of course.
I've started messing about with a Java-based remake of the original Masters of Orion, called Remnants Of The Precursors. Great fun it is, too.....and runs well here in Puppy.
(I can't go any higher with a discrete GPU in any case. These HP Pavilions come with a weird slimline PSU of around 180-200W.....and it's all but impossible to upgrade. The GT 710 draws just 19W through the slot itself. Draw your own conclusions.)
But this kind of thread invariably begets replies and suggestions from those to whom money is frequently no object, and who will spend anything in pursuit of their 'hobby'. Hardcore gamers tend to assume that everybody has the same priorities as they do, since they're often very 'focused' & 'blinkered' in their outlook on life.
That's not a criticism. Merely an observation. It
can be a very
expensive 'hobby'.......and beyond the financial reach of many!
Mike.
