The long-awaited successor to the entry-level GeForce GT 710 is finally here, meet the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010. The GeForce GT 1010 is the most entry-level graphics card in NVIDIA’s GPU series based on the Pascal architecture and primarily intended to ‘ be a display adapter solution for low-level configurations or HTPCs.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010 silent entry level graphics card based on Pascal GPU architecture
Launched by Videocardz with the help of YouTuber Dapz and TechPowerUp, the NVIDIA GeForce 1010 is an entry-level graphics card based on a two-year-old architecture. The card is still considered an upgrade of the aging GeForce 710, based on the Kepler architecture.
The GeForce 1010 is listed on the NVIDIA Driver website under the GeForce 10 Series family. The GeForce 1010 also shares the same architecture as the GeForce 10 series (Pascal), but an entry-level chip that is the GP108 SKU. This disc contains 256 CUDA cores clocked at a base frequency of 1228 MHz and a boost clock of 1468 MHz. The card also contains 2 GB of GDDR5 VRAM running over a 64-bit bus interface. The card is said to have a TDP of 30W, so it does not rely on any external power plugs to boot.
The NVIDIA GeForce 1030 and GeForce 1010 should share a similar design with a single-slot form factor and an active cooling solution.
As you can see from the specifications, the NVIDIA GeForce 1010 is nothing out of the ordinary and should be a useful solution for HTPC settings that do not contain display outputs or require extra power for video playback and streaming. The card contains two DVI and a single mini-HDMI output for the screen connection. There is no word on the pricing of the graphics card, but the GT 710 is available for around $ 50 – $ 60, so the GT 1010 should also fall into the same price range.
In terms of availability, it is not confirmed whether the card will be an OEM version only or will be in the consumer mobile segment like the GT 710, but I believe the latter would probably be the case. I would like to see a fish variant of the GeForce GT 1010 from GALAX.