GeForce GT 430 PCI vs Quadro GP100
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 164 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 11.05 | no data |
Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
GPU code name | GP100 | GF108 |
Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
Release date | 1 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 11 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
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 | 3584 | 96 |
Core clock speed | 1304 MHz | 700 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1442 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 15,300 million | 585 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 235 Watt | 49 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 323.0 | 11.20 |
Floating-point processing power | 10.34 TFLOPS | 0.2688 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 96 | 4 |
TMUs | 224 | 16 |
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).
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | 145 mm |
Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | HBM2 | DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 715 MHz | 600 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 732.2 GB/s | 9.6 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
CUDA | 6.0 | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 1 October 2016 | 11 October 2010 |
Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 512 MB |
Chip lithography | 16 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 235 Watt | 49 Watt |
Quadro GP100 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
GT 430 PCI, on the other hand, has 379.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro GP100 and GeForce GT 430 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro GP100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 430 PCI is a desktop one.
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