Is the DDR4 GT 1030 good for gaming?

The GT 1030 was a budget card from the Pascal series that was launched twice, first time with GDDR5, and the second time around with DDR4. This time, we're testing the DDR4 version.

00:00:00 The TLDW 00:00:16 (Shorter) Rant: the old trick - use the same name 00:01:07 GPU 00:01:46 Cooling and thermals 00:02:34 Apex Legends 00:03:13 CoD Warzone 00:03:35 Battlefield V 00:04:00 Control 00:04:29 Rainbow Six: Siege 00:05:01 Alien: Isolation 00:05:31 Counter Strike: Global Offensive 00:06:00 DOTA2 00:06:33 Fortnite 00:07:07 Rocket League 00:07:41 Splitgate 00:08:18 Valorant 00:09:17 Genshin Impact 00:09:41 Overwatch 2 00:10:26 Paladins 00:10:54 Realm Royale 00:11:20 Rogue Company 00:11:49 World of Tanks Blitz 00:12:12 Warframe 00:12:35 Usefulness of used GPUs 00:13:52 Usefulness of the GT 1030 DDR4 00:15:00 Personal notes for the ASUS GT 1030

Music tracks: Bliss Of Heaven - SOMM [Audio Library Release] (Music provided by Audio Library Plus) bensound - summer (www.bensound.com)

More games tested with the GT 1030 DDR4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQNAsrHEDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0aD25yFj9o

GT 1030 GDDR5 variant review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E-pguX_fJc R7 250 review: https://youtu.be/L4oFUVoxIzs Fermi GT 430 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1eIjIxfx0k

TechPowerup entry: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-1030-ddr4.c3187

Intel 11th gen processors: The core i5 11400 (has an IGPU): https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/212270/intel-core-i511400-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html The core i5 11400F (no IGPU): https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/212271/intel-core-i511400f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html