R430 vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 293 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 30.79 | no data |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | R400 (2004−2008) |
GPU code name | no data | R430 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 5 January 2015 (9 years ago) | no data |
Current price | $149 | $16.99 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2048 | no data |
Core clock speed | 924 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 2x 5200 Million | 160 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 965M SLI and R430 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 | large | no data |
SLI options | + | no data |
Memory type | GDDR5 | no data |
Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | no data |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | no data |
Shared memory | - | no data |
Supported Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Optimus | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12_1 | 9.0b (9_2) |
OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
OpenCL | no data | N/A |
Vulkan | no data | N/A |
CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 965M SLI and R430. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 965M SLI is a notebook card while R430 is a desktop one.
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