GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 1070 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 1030 and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 1030 and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1070 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 GeForce GTX 1070 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 1030 and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile are build with Pascal architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is 278 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • GeForce GT 1030 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1070 mobile - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 5992 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 50−55
ultra / 1080p 8−9 35−40
QHD / 1440p 2−3 27−30
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 27−30 80−85
medium / 1080p 16−18 60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 1030 GeForce GTX 1070 mobile
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Code name N17P-G1 N17E-G2
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 May 2017 1 September 2016
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 1228 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz 1645 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 35.23 210.6
Floating-point performance 1,127 gflops 6,738 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 256 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support + +
VR Ready + +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
CUDA cores 1920
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Laptop size large
GPU Boost 3.0
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