ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 vs GeForce GT 430

Place in the ranking	975	1300
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Power efficiency	2.20	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GF108	M86
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)	7 January 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores	96	120
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	378 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.20	4.800
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	0.144 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	16	8

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 size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	22.4 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 Connectors	HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.2	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Dota 2	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Fortnite	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
World of Tanks	30−35 +146%	12−14 −146%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Dota 2	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Valorant	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 430 is 350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 430 is ahead in 27 tests (87%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.46	0.33
Recency	11 October 2010	7 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm

GT 430 has a 342.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility FireGL V5700 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 430 is a desktop card while Mobility FireGL V5700 is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.