ATI Radeon Xpress X1270 vs GeForce GT 430

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1038	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Power efficiency	2.25	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	no data
GPU code name	GF108	M690T
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 October 2010 (15 years ago)	1 February 2007 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	4
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.20	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	16	no data
L1 Cache	128 KB	no data
L2 Cache	128 KB	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	no data
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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	no data
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 October 2010	1 February 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	80 nm