AMD Radeon HD 6550M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

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Combined performance score

GT 430
1.55
+17.4%

GeForce GT 430 outperforms Radeon HD 6550M by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking924982
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.050.05
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF108Capilano-PRO
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 October 2010 (13 years old)26 November 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data
Current price$59 (0.7x MSRP)$338
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 430 and HD 6550M have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores96400
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors585 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt26 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2 billion/sec12.00
Floating-point performance268.8 gflops480.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 430 and Radeon HD 6550M 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-II
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)800 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s28.8 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVINo outputs
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.24.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

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:

900p16−18
+14.3%
14
−14.3%
Full HD21−24
+10.5%
19
−10.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how GT 430 and HD 6550M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GT 430 is 14.3% faster than HD 6550M

1080p resolution:

  • GT 430 is 10.5% faster than HD 6550M

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 430 is 100% faster than the HD 6550M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 430 is ahead in 11 tests (34%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (66%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.55 1.32
Recency 11 October 2010 26 November 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 26 Watt

The GeForce GT 430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 430 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6550M is a notebook one.


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