No Man's Sky on GeForce GT 1030

Meets minimumEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce GT 1030 meets No Man's Sky's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~42 fps at 1080p high (range 29–55, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. Its 2 GB of video memory is below the 3 GB the game requires at minimum. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce GTX 1630 (~84 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	72	50	30
medium	55	38	23
high	42	29	18
ultra	34	24	14

Estimate · low confidence, ±30%

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: low preset
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 ~42 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).

Video memory

GeForce GT 1030: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 3 GB (1 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce GTX 1630

~84 fps vs 42 now (est.)

+100% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~98 fps vs 29 now (est.)

+233% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6500 XT

~68 fps vs 18 now (est.)

+283% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in No Man's Sky; usually the cheapest.

No Man's Sky on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GT 1030
GeForce GT 1030	42	29	—
GeForce GTX 1650	140	98	+233%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	196	138	+367%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	295	206	+600%
Radeon RX 6600	300+	226	+667%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300+	246	+733%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	255	+767%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	285	+867%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	290	+883%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	300+	+1050%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+1350%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+1517%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+1567%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+2067%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+2150%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+3483%