Chinese MTT S30 is now available: AV1 decoding, DirectX support and an attractive pri

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Moore Threads MTT S30 released at $55, the cheapest desktop GPU with AV1 decoding

The entry-level segment for the Chinese market.  



As expected, Moore Threads is now making their S30 GPU available for sale. This company, established by a former NVIDIA China executive, has developed their own architecture called MUSA and in many aspects it borrows the marketing from the larger competitor.

The MTT S-Series of desktop cards now features 5 different models, but neither of them is fast enough to make any change in the GPU market. The most capable MTT S80 variant struggles to compete with NVIDIA’s GT 1030/GTX 16 series. However, Moore Threads have made tremendous progress with their drivers, often showing double-digit performance gains in gaming titles, akin to what we were seeing with Intel Arc GPUs. Based on some reviews, in just one year, the GPU drivers have shown doubled performance.



MTT S30, Source: Moore Threads

The latest desktop GPU to launch is the S30, the entry-level model with 1/4 of the S80 cores and memory. The card ships with 1024 MUSA cores and 4GB 128-bit memory. It does not need any power connectors, and it supports up to 4K resolution at 60 FPS through its HDMI 2.0 output. Interestingly, the S30 also comes with an analog VGA connector.
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