Asus added a pair of new GeForce GT 1030 graphics cards to its GeForce offerings. Both cards are based on the recently announced GeForce GT 1030, which is equipped with 384 CUDA cores, 2GB of 6 GTps GDDR5 memory on a 64-bit memory bus, and a 30W power draw wihich is power from the PCI card slot alone – no extra cable needed!
The Asus Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC Edition is intended for compact system builds capable of light gaming, multimedia use, and driving a 4K display at 60Hz. The card comes with a custom cooling solution that mates a dual-ball bearing dust-proof fan with an aluminum heatsink under a black plastic shroud. The additional cooling enables higher boost clock speeds and overclocking headroom.
The Asus GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 is a passively cooled low profile graphics card which makes it a great choice HTPC builds. The sizeable heatsink sports fins with large surface areas to keep temperatures down while remaining absolutely silent.
Both cards are pack a single-link DVI-D port and an HDMI 2.0b port, which can handle a 4K display at 60Hz. Asus also bundles GPU Tweak II with both cards, which includes the new Gaming Booster function that maximizes GPU performance with a single click.
The Phoenix GeForce GT 1030 OC Edition should retail for $70 and the passively cooled GT1030-SL-2G-BRK for $64, once they are out in the market place.
