T550 Mobile vs GeForce GT 430

Place in performance ranking	928	408
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GF108	TU117
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 October 2010 (13 years ago)	27 May 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.

no data

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	1024
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1065 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	25 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.2 billion/sec	106.6
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 430 and T550 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 size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
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

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	GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 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 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	6.6
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	7.5

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.

GT 430 1.55

T550 Mobile 10.26
+562%

T550 Mobile outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 562% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

GT 430 720

T550 Mobile 4890
+579%

T550 Mobile outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 579% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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

7−8

−629%

51
+629%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−300%

16−18
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Hitman 3	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −162%	30−35 +162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −867%	27−30 +867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −410%	51 +410%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −714%	57 +714%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Hitman 3	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −162%	30−35 +162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −867%	27−30 +867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −110%	21 +110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −900%	40 +900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −162%	30−35 +162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −400%	20 +400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−867%

27−30
+867%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1600%	16−18 +1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	7−8

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −850%	18−20 +850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	6−7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	4−5
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−233%

10−11
+233%

This is how GT 430 and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

T550 Mobile is 629% faster in 1080p

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T550 Mobile is 2700% faster than the GT 430.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, T550 Mobile surpassed GT 430 in all 43 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.55	10.26
Recency	11 October 2010	27 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	25 Watt