Zotac Gaming GeForce GT 1030 GDDR5 2GB 64bit PCIe 3.0 Graphics Card with 1468 Mhz Boost Clock, pci_e

GT 1030 is an affordable choice for multimedia/OTT HTPC. Supports HTCP 2.2, needed for 4k/8k playback. SUpports AVC/H264/H265/HEVC/VP9 hardware decoding at 4k/8k. VLC, SMPlayer/MPV and WMP/Media Player can decode 4k/8k HEVC/VP9 files/network streams easily at hardware level.I can easily stream 4k YouTube videos without any flickr or lags, in all major web browsers on Win10. Unfortunately, HEVC/VP9 4k hardware decoding is not working on Linux Browsers (Chrome/Firefox), these browsers don't yet support Nvidia's NVDEC library on Linux platform. Prime Video doesn't show full HD option on Linux browers.Linux's SMPlayer/MPV/VLC can play 4k/8k HEVC/VP9 smoothly using Nvidia's NVDEC hardware decoding.Web browsers run faster and crisper overall. With this card, Windows10/11 supports HDR desktop, HDR images and HDR video playback, if your monitor also supports HDR.However, Amazon Prime and Disney Hotstar don't support 4k, nor HDR on Windows/Linux PC (in browsers or Native Apps) at the time of this writing.Hotstar shows upto 1080p. Prime Video also plays at 1080p max (no HDR). Also, no OTT platform, except YouTube , streams 1440p (2k) resolution. Hopefully at least 4k support will be added to windows by these platforms, there is no fault on Nvidia's side, their card is perfectly capable of 4k/8k and HDR content and HEVC/VP9 hardware decode.Note that AV1 hardware decode is not supported.

I have a 10 year old pc, wanted to game during lockdown, tried gt 710 and 730 both were good. And i wanted a slight upgrade even though it's not for anyone with newer PC s , if you have old potato pc, hoping i3 2nd generation or phenom ii and so on, or even lower or little higher,This one works magic.Also it's best if you have a 4x2 gb ram and not too old processor, otherwise you're very much bottle necked and has some plenty fps losses.

I bought this card for 6.5k. There are better cards like 1050 or 1050 ti or newer cards like the 1650. But this was half the price with 75% performance compared to those cards. I would recommend you go for this card if1. your psu is 200W-300W because this uses very less power.2. It is also low profile that means it will fit in most cases.3. If you have an old prebuild you can buy this for gaming.4. Lastly if your monitor resolution is 1080p or less you can play games released upto 2013 on high, upto 2016 on medium and games after 2016 on low to medium settings for a consistent 60 fps.Benchmarks with i3 3220 and 8GB ram on 900p resolution.1. CSGO - 120 fps2. NFS Most Wanted and Rivals work on highest settings3. Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 30 fps on normal textures, TAA anti-aliasing, all other settings on ultra. (The game is smooth on 30 fps as it's not a First Person Shooter game)4. Metro Last Light Redux - 60 fps on medium settings5. GTA V - 60 fps on medium to high settings.6. Pubg Mobile on tencent - 90 fps on low settings, no lag.This is the best if this is your first gpu and you have a tight budjet.

Totally Worth My Money , It's Performance Is Great , I'm Using Fire-Storm & MSI-Afterburner For GPU Boost And It's Best For 1080P Gaming & With GeForce-Experience You Can Easily Optimize Supported Games !I Tested The Following GamesPUBG LITE - 1080P [ ULTRA ]COD:MODERN WARFARE II - 1080P [ ULTRA ]SPLINTER CELL:BLACKLIST - 1080P [ VERY HIGH ]GTA V - 1080P [ VERY HIGH ]NFS:MW-BLACK EDITION(2005) - MAX 960P [ ULTRA]NFS:MW-LIMITED EDITION (2012) - 1080P [ ULTRA ]PROTOTYPE - MAX 960P [ ULTRA ]PROTOTYPE 2 - 1080P [ ULTRA ]FORZA HORIZON 3 - 1080P [ VERY HIGH ]FORZA HORIZON 4 - 1080P [ VERY HIGH ]Hope It'll Help 🙂 !Don't Forget That It's An Low-Profile GPU

it's a good graphics card for low budget gamers and beginners also it can play most games at 1080p, low settings in most of the games

This GPU will allow u to play high end games at medium settings...(720p or 768p)My cpu : i5 -4460 2.9ghz8gb ram1tb hdd + 128 gb ssd500w psuRuns smoothly for both low and high end gamesGod of War - medium -settings 25 - 35 fps without fsr (rare framedrops) 768pResident evil village - high settings - 40 - 50 fps.... But at most of the places ull notice heavy frame drops 768pResident evil 7 - very high settings 50 - 60fps ,no Fps drop at all.768p if 1080p then 30 - 40 fpsThe new resident evil 4 remake runs smoothly than the RE village 20 - 35fps at 768pOutlast 2 , 50 - mostly 60 fps at High settings 1080pHitman 3 , rdr2 , gta v , assassins creed ... Runs good...Very happy with its performanceAlso note this GT 1030 ddr5 is similar to GTX 660 ddr5

It has been a great card for low settinga gaming at this price , at 720p can play almost all AAA latest games.

If you are looking for new and safe card go for it. And please don't expect this card to play games at 1080p High settings with 60fps. This is a very good card if you have never played any pc games. For me it's a star. Because I'm not a fps hungry guy. If I can 7-8 years old games at 1080p low settings getting only 40-45fps then also I'm happy. And also this card can play GTA V at 1080p med setting with 40-45fps so that is more than enough. And also this card can play valorant pretty well too.So if you only have around 8k and there is no chance that you are getting more money and you are desperate to play game(if you have never) then go for it.My Specs-CPU- I3 540DDR3 4GB x 2 RAMGPU- ZOTAC GT 1030 2GB GDDR5SSD- Crucial BX500(My processor is very old so it is bottlenecking, if you havebetter cpu than mine then you will get even more fps than me)BENCHMARK:Rise of the Tomb Raider - 1080p low settings 30-35fpsGTA V - 1080p medium settings 35-40fpsFar Cry 3 - 1080p medium-high settings 45-50fpsMortal Kombat X - 1080p Medium Settings 45-50fps