GeForce 8700M GT vs GT 430

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking966not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency2.20no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF108G84
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores9632
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors585 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2010.00
Floating-point processing power0.2688 TFLOPS0.08 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs1616

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-HE
Length145 mmno data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)800 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVINo outputs
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.23.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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.

GT 430 599
+383%
8700M GT 124

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2010 1 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 29 Watt

GT 430 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

8700M GT, on the other hand, has 69% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 430 and GeForce 8700M GT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 430 is a desktop card while GeForce 8700M GT is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
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