Radeon HD 7950M vs GeForce GT 430
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 923 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.05 | no data |
Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN (2011−2017) |
GPU code name | GF108 | Wimbledon Pro |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 11 October 2010 (13 years ago) | 1 May 2012 (11 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | no data |
Current price | $59 (0.7x MSRP) | $338 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
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 cores | 96 | 1280 |
CUDA cores per GPU | 96 | no data |
Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 700 MHz |
Number of transistors | 585 million | 2,800 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 49 Watt | 50 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 11.2 billion/sec | 56.00 |
Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 430 and Radeon HD 7950M 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 size | no data | large |
Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | no data |
Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate) | 4000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 25.6 - 28.8 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | + | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 11 October 2010 | 1 May 2012 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 49 Watt | 50 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 430 and Radeon HD 7950M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 430 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7950M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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