GeForce4 MX 440-8x vs GeForce GT 430

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking925not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGF108NV18 A2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 October 2010 (13 years ago)25 September 2002 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data
Current price$59 (0.7x MSRP)$37

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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 cores96no data
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors585 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2 billion/sec1.100
Floating-point performance268.8 gflopsno data

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 x16AGP 8x
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)500 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s2 GB/s

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 VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)8.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.21.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2010 25 September 2002
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 150 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 430 and GeForce4 MX 440-8x. We've got no test results to judge.


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