Radeon HD 6650M vs GeForce GT 430

Place in performance ranking	923	857
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.05	0.36
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GF108	Whistler-PRO
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 October 2010 (13 years ago)	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$59 (0.7x MSRP)	$53

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6650M has 620% better value for money than GT 430.

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 cores	96	480
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	716 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.2 billion/sec	14.40
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	576.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 430 and Radeon HD 6650M 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 2.0 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

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 type	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 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 support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.2	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
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.

GT 430 1.55

HD 6650M 1.95
+25.8%

Radeon HD 6650M outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 26% based on our aggregated 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%

GT 430 601

HD 6650M 754
+25.5%

Radeon HD 6650M outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 25% in Passmark.

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:

900p	14−16 −35.7%	19 +35.7%
Full HD	14−16 −28.6%	18 +28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2
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 −50%	3−4 +50%
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 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
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 6650M compete in popular games:

HD 6650M is 35.7% faster than GT 430 in 900p
HD 6650M is 28.6% faster than GT 430 in 1080p

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

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 6650M is 100% faster than the GT 430.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6650M is ahead in 20 tests (53%)
there's a draw in 18 tests (47%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	1.55	1.95
Recency	11 October 2010	4 January 2011

The Radeon HD 6650M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 430 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 430 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6650M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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