GeForce RTX 4090 vs GT 430

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 430 and GeForce RTX 4090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 430
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 49 Watt
1.35

RTX 4090 outperforms GT 430 by a whopping 6253% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9863
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0518.83
Power efficiency2.1815.09
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF108AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 4090 has 37560% better value for money than GT 430.

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 cores9616384
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors585 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.201,290
Floating-point processing power0.2688 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs4176
TMUs16512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm304 mm
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s1.01 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GT 430 1.35
RTX 4090 85.76
+6253%

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 430 602
RTX 4090 38315
+6265%

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.

GT 430 720
RTX 4090 73447
+10101%

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 HD4−5
−6325%
257
+6325%
1440p3−4
−6400%
195
+6400%
4K2−3
−6950%
141
+6950%

Cost per frame, $

1080p19.75
−217%
6.22
+217%
1440p26.33
−221%
8.20
+221%
4K39.50
−248%
11.34
+248%
  • RTX 4090 has 217% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 has 221% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 has 248% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7467%
227
+7467%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3980%
204
+3980%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−9750%
190−200
+9750%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7367%
224
+7367%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−10400%
210
+10400%
Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−4200%
300−350
+4200%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3520%
181
+3520%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1670%
170−180
+1670%
Valorant 35−40
−1834%
650−700
+1834%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−9750%
190−200
+9750%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−769%
270−280
+769%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7067%
215
+7067%
Dota 2 18−20
−1306%
253
+1306%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−10000%
202
+10000%
Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−4200%
300−350
+4200%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−8600%
174
+8600%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3080%
159
+3080%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−11400%
230
+11400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1670%
170−180
+1670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−8214%
582
+8214%
Valorant 35−40
−1834%
650−700
+1834%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−9750%
190−200
+9750%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6933%
211
+6933%
Dota 2 18−20
−1144%
224
+1144%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−9300%
188
+9300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−4200%
300−350
+4200%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−3080%
159
+3080%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1670%
170−180
+1670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−4229%
303
+4229%
Valorant 35−40
−1843%
680
+1843%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 312
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−5633%
500−550
+5633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1150%
170−180
+1150%
Valorant 8−9
−5963%
450−500
+5963%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−15800%
159
+15800%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−3640%
187
+3640%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−10100%
300−350
+10100%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−14100%
142
+14100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−8400%
255
+8400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1147%
187
+1147%
Valorant 7−8
−4643%
300−350
+4643%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 81
Dota 2 2−3
−11250%
227
+11250%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−4150%
170
+4150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 351
+0%
351
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 340
+0%
340
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 281
+0%
281
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 340
+0%
340
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 275
+0%
275
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 180
+0%
180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 102
+0%
102
+0%
Metro Exodus 137
+0%
137
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 279
+0%
279
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 86
+0%
86
+0%

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

  • RTX 4090 is 6325% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 6400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 6950% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 15800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 48 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.35 85.76
Recency 11 October 2010 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 450 Watt

GT 430 has 818.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 6252.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 430 in performance tests.

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