ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 vs GeForce GT 430

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 430 with Mobility Radeon HD 4850, including specs and performance data.

GT 430
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 49 Watt
1.56

ATI Mobility HD 4850 outperforms GT 430 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking972952
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency2.20no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGF108M98
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)9 January 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores96800
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors585 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2020.00
Floating-point processing power0.2688 TFLOPS0.8 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs1640

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)850 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s54.4 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 ConnectorsHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVINo outputs
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.23.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

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 HD35−40
−11.4%
39
+11.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.26no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

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

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Fortnite 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
World of Tanks 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2
World of Tanks 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

This is how GT 430 and ATI Mobility HD 4850 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4850 is 11% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 4850 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 4850 is ahead in 13 tests (28%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (72%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.56 1.65
Recency 11 October 2010 9 January 2009
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm

GT 430 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI Mobility HD 4850, on the other hand, has a 5.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 430 and Mobility Radeon HD 4850.

Be aware that GeForce GT 430 is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 4850 is a notebook one.


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