AMD Radeon R5 430 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

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Combined performance score

GTX 280
3.35
+25.9%

GeForce GTX 280 outperforms Radeon R5 430 OEM by 26% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking695770
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.24no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGT200Oland
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (15 years old)30 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data
Current price$159 (0.2x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores240384
CUDA cores240no data
Core clock speed602 MHz730 MHz
Boost clock speedno data780 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate48.2 billion/sec18.72
Floating-point performance622.1 gflops599.0 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 8-pinNone
SLI options+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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1107 MHz4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s36.8 GB/s

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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

GTX 280 3.35
+25.9%
R5 430 OEM 2.66

GeForce GTX 280 outperforms Radeon R5 430 OEM by 26% in our combined 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%

GTX 280 1299
+26%
R5 430 OEM 1031

GeForce GTX 280 outperforms Radeon R5 430 OEM by 26% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.35 2.66
Recency 16 June 2008 30 June 2016
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 280 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 430 OEM in performance tests.


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