Garry's Mod on GeForce GT 1030

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce GT 1030 meets Garry's Mod's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~31 fps at 1080p low (range 24–37, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. Its 2 GB of video memory is below the 4 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 6400 (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	31	21	13
medium	23	16	10
high	18	13	8
ultra	14	10	6

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: not reachable
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

This GeForce card has no tensor cores, so DLSS is not available. Use FSR or XeSS in quality mode before dropping the preset.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce GT 1030 back.
Processor needed for ~31 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~18 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GT 1030: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+1 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (2 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~60 fps vs 18 now (est.)

+233% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~61 fps vs 13 now (est.)

+383% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~63 fps vs 8 now (est.)

+733% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Garry's Mod; usually the cheapest.

Garry's Mod on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GT 1030
GeForce GT 1030	18	13	—
GeForce GTX 1650	60	42	+233%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	84	59	+367%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	126	88	+600%
Radeon RX 6600	138	97	+667%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	150	105	+733%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	156	109	+767%
Radeon RX 7600	174	122	+867%
GeForce RTX 4060	177	124	+883%
GeForce RTX 3070	207	145	+1050%
GeForce RTX 4070	261	183	+1350%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	291	204	+1517%
GeForce RTX 5070	300	210	+1567%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	273	+2067%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	284	+2150%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+3483%