— Decent GPU for mid-range laptops, Don't let the average benchmarks fool you as there is a wide variety of wattages for this GPU. It might perform great or below expectations depending on the model of the laptop.

— GT 1030 is slightly overpriced compared to a used gtx 750ti but performs really well in a lower wattage and is on par with the gtx 650 and sometimes gets on par with the GTX 750 non ti and is a step higher than its predecessor the gt 730 it is an okay card for its price and a very good card for htpc and low wattage budget build

— lasted me years since 2015 and every gpu i pair does not bottleneck ,and for the encoding performance it should depend on the program and the format

— This GPU runs pretty cool and can be oc'ed without the need of extra power and at the right overclocking you'll be on par with it's Ti counterpart.

— My brother's laptop has this beast and it runs like a charm but do not expect to max out triple A games that easily and at 4gb it is a steal

— Good performance but has poor vram capacity

— Delivers it's performance but at 3gb it is a bottleneck for higher resolution