RTX A4500 Mobile 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)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGF108GA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 October 2010 (13 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data
Current price$59 (0.7x MSRP)no data

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 cores965888
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors585 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt140 Watt (80 - 140 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2 billion/sec223.6
Floating-point performance268.8 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 430 and RTX A4500 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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+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)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2010 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 140 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 430 and RTX A4500 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 430 is a desktop card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a notebook one.


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