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NVIDIA GeForce GT 430: specs and benchmarks
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GT 430 sales 11 October 2010 at a recommended price of $79 . This is a Fermi architecture desktop card based on 40 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at office use. 1 GB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate) are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 25.6 - 28.8 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is dual-slot card attached via PCIe 2.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 5.7" (14.5 cm). No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 49 Watt.
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at 1.55% of a leader's which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
General info
Some basic facts about GeForce GT 430: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | 894 | |
| Value for money | 0.05 | |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | |
| GPU code name | GF108 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (12 years old) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | |
| Current price | $59 (0.7x MSRP) | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Value for money
Technical specs
GeForce GT 430's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GT 430's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| CUDA cores per GPU | 96 | |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 49 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | |
| Texture fill rate | 11.2 billion/sec | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
| Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Size and compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GT 430 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | |
| Width | 2-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GT 430: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate) | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 - 28.8 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GT 430. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI | |
| HDMI | + | |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal |
API support
APIs supported by GeForce GT 430, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | |
| Vulkan | N/A | |
| CUDA | + |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GT 430. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
Octane Render OctaneBench
This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
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Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GT 430. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 17 Mh/s |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good GeForce GT 430 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | |
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | |
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 |
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | |
| Hitman 3 | 4−5 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5 | |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3 | |
| Hitman 3 | 2−3 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 |
Relative perfomance
GeForce GT 430's performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GT 430 is Radeon HD 2900 PRO, which is faster by 4% and higher by 18 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GT 430:
Similar GPUs
Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with GeForce GT 430 according to our statistics.
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1.9%
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