NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 vs AMD Radeon R7 240

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Combined performance score

R7 240
2.34
+51%

Radeon R7 240 outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 51% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking805924
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.150.05
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameOlandGF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (10 years old)11 October 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 $79
Current price$109 (1.6x MSRP)$59 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 240 has 200% 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 cores32096
CUDA cores per GPUno data96
Core clock speedno data700 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate14.0011.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance499.2 gflops268.8 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm5.7" (14.5 cm)
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/ANone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s25.6 - 28.8 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support-no data
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data
DDMA audio+no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle-no data
CUDAno 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.

R7 240 2.34
+51%
GT 430 1.55

Radeon R7 240 outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 51% 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%

R7 240 907
+50.9%
GT 430 601

Radeon R7 240 outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 51% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 240 1220
+69.4%
GT 430 720

Radeon R7 240 outperforms GeForce GT 430 by 69% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 2.34 1.55
Recency 8 October 2013 11 October 2010
Cost $69 $79
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 49 Watt

The Radeon R7 240 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 430 in performance tests.


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