GeForce RTX 4090 vs GT 430

Place in performance ranking	923	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Value for money	0.05	15.02
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	GF108	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 October 2010 (13 years ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$1,599
Current price	$59 (0.7x MSRP)	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 29940% better value for money than GT 430.

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	16384
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.2 billion/sec	1,290
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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	304 mm
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	1,008 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+
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)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. 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.

GT 430 1.55

RTX 4090 100.00
+6352%

RTX 4090 outperforms GT 430 by 6352% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 430 601

RTX 4090 38718
+6342%

RTX 4090 outperforms GT 430 by 6342% in Passmark.

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 made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 430 720

RTX 4090 73174
+10063%

RTX 4090 outperforms GT 430 by 10063% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	4−5 −6525%	265 +6525%
1440p	3−4 −6967%	212 +6967%
4K	2−3 −7400%	150 +7400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−5525%

225
+5525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −23400%	235 +23400%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −19200%	190−200 +19200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −1680%	170−180 +1680%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5450%	222 +5450%
Far Cry 5	0−1	209
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −15500%	300−350 +15500%
Hitman 3	2−3 −10850%	210−220 +10850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −13650%	275 +13650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −4450%	180−190 +4450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −4100%	294 +4100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −22000%	221 +22000%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −19200%	190−200 +19200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −1680%	170−180 +1680%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5250%	214 +5250%
Far Cry 5	0−1	201
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −15500%	300−350 +15500%
Hitman 3	2−3 −10850%	210−220 +10850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −12400%	250 +12400%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −11200%	226 +11200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −4450%	180−190 +4450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −4014%	288 +4014%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −14225%	573 +14225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −17800%	179 +17800%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −19200%	190−200 +19200%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −5150%	210 +5150%
Far Cry 5	0−1	187
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −15500%	300−350 +15500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −7525%	305 +7525%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −3625%	140−150 +3625%
Hitman 3	4−5 −5225%	210−220 +5225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −2533%	237 +2533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	90−95
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −5320%	271 +5320%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −15300%	154 +15300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −9200%	186 +9200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −13300%	268 +13300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4700%	95−100 +4700%
Hitman 3	2−3 −6300%	120−130 +6300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −2571%	187 +2571%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	60−65

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	120
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	120
Far Cry 5	3−4 −5667%	173 +5667%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −2800%	145 +2800%

This is how GT 430 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 6525% faster than GT 430 in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 6967% faster than GT 430 in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 7400% faster than GT 430 in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 4090 is 23400% faster than the GT 430.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed GT 430 in all 38 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	1.55	100.00
Recency	11 October 2010	20 September 2022
Cost	$79	$1599
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	450 Watt