GeForce FX 5600 XT vs GT 430

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	923	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.05	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	GF108	NV31
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 October 2010 (13 years ago)	17 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$59 (0.7x MSRP)	$175

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	no data
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	235 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	80 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.2 billion/sec	0.94
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	no data

Size and 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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

Memory

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 type	GDDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	6.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors	HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0a
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	11 October 2010	17 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	130 nm

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