Radeon RX 5700 vs GeForce GT 430
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 430 and Radeon RX 5700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 5700 outperforms GT 430 by a whopping 2319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 928 | 114 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | 80.00 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Navi / RDNA (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (13 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | $349 |
| Current price | $59 (0.7x MSRP) | $116 (0.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 5700 has 159900% better value for money than GT 430.
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 cores | 96 | 2304 |
| CUDA cores per GPU | 96 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 1465 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 10,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 49 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 11.2 billion/sec | 248.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops | no 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 support | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | 268 mm |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate) | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 - 28.8 GB/s | 448.0 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 Connectors | HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Radeon RX 5700 outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 2319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Radeon RX 5700 outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 2313% in Passmark.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Radeon RX 5700 outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 3198% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
Radeon RX 5700 outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 2966% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
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 HD | 4−5
−2725%
| 113
+2725%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−3250%
| 67
+3250%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−4200%
| 43
+4200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | no data |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | no data |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | no data |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | no data |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | no data |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | no data |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | no data |
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | no data |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | no data |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 97
−2271%
|
2300−2350
+2271%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 180
−2317%
|
4350−4400
+2317%
|
| Metro Exodus | 144
−2296%
|
3450−3500
+2296%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 80
−2275%
|
1900−1950
+2275%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 145
−2314%
|
3500−3550
+2314%
|
| Metro Exodus | 140
−2293%
|
3350−3400
+2293%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 77
−2303%
|
1850−1900
+2303%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 53
−2258%
|
1250−1300
+2258%
|
| Metro Exodus | 94
−2294%
|
2250−2300
+2294%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 108
−2307%
|
2600−2650
+2307%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 38
−2268%
|
900−950
+2268%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 53
−2258%
|
1250−1300
+2258%
|
| Hitman 3 | 39
−2208%
|
900−950
+2208%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 37
−2197%
|
850−900
+2197%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 48
−2296%
|
1150−1200
+2296%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
−2233%
|
350−400
+2233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70
−2257%
|
1650−1700
+2257%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 11
−2264%
|
260−270
+2264%
|
This is how GT 430 and RX 5700 compete in popular games:
- RX 5700 is 2725% faster in 1080p
- RX 5700 is 3250% faster in 1440p
- RX 5700 is 4200% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.55 | 37.49 |
| Recency | 11 October 2010 | 7 July 2019 |
| Cost | $79 | $349 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 49 Watt | 180 Watt |
The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 430 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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