GeForce GT 430 vs Radeon RX 480

Place in the ranking	257	978
Place by popularity	89	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.34	0.05
Power efficiency	10.27	2.19
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	GF108
GCN generation	4th Gen	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 June 2016 (8 years ago)	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 480 has 30580% better value for money than GT 430.

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	2304	96
CUDA cores per GPU	no data	96
Compute units	36	no data
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	98 °C
Texture fill rate	182.3	11.20
Floating-point processing power	5.834 TFLOPS	0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	4
TMUs	144	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).

Bus support	n/a	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	145 mm
Height	no data	2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Bridgeless CrossFire	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	2.0	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
DisplayPort support	1.4HDR	-
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	n/a	-
CrossFire	+	-
Enduro	n/a	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	n/a	-
LiquidVR	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	n/a	-
ZeroCore	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
Mantle	n/a	-
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RX 480 21.64
+1333%

GT 430 1.51

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RX 480 8591
+1329%

GT 430 601

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.

RX 480 12186
+1593%

GT 430 720

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:

Full HD	77 +1440%	5−6 −1440%
1440p	52 +1633%	3−4 −1633%
4K	35 +1650%	2−3 −1650%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.97 +431%	15.80 −431%
1440p	4.40 +498%	26.33 −498%
4K	6.54 +504%	39.50 −504%

RX 480 has 431% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 480 has 498% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 480 has 504% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +800%	5−6 −800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +3400%	2−3 −3400%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +800%	5−6 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +1100%	8−9 −1100%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +1375%	4−5 −1375%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +5900%	1−2 −5900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +614%	7−8 −614%
Valorant	90−95 +1400%	6−7 −1400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +3400%	2−3 −3400%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +800%	5−6 −800%
Dota 2	52 +2500%	2−3 −2500%
Far Cry 5	51 +325%	12−14 −325%
Fortnite	110−120 +1543%	7−8 −1543%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +1100%	8−9 −1100%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +1375%	4−5 −1375%
Grand Theft Auto V	78 +3800%	2−3 −3800%
Metro Exodus	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	78 +388%	16−18 −388%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +386%	7−8 −386%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +275%	8−9 −275%
Valorant	90−95 +1400%	6−7 −1400%
World of Tanks	285 +791%	30−35 −791%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +3400%	2−3 −3400%
Counter-Strike 2	29 +314%	7−8 −314%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +800%	5−6 −800%
Dota 2	75−80 +3800%	2−3 −3800%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +492%	12−14 −492%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +1100%	8−9 −1100%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +1375%	4−5 −1375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 +300%	16−18 −300%
Valorant	90−95 +1400%	6−7 −1400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Dota 2	37 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +1640%	10−11 −1640%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21	0−1
World of Tanks	150−160 +1567%	9−10 −1567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +1400%	3−4 −1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +1160%	5−6 −1160%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +1375%	4−5 −1375%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Metro Exodus	50 +1567%	3−4 −1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +540%	5−6 −540%
Valorant	55−60 +743%	7−8 −743%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11	0−1
Dota 2	36 +125%	16−18 −125%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 +140%	14−16 −140%
Metro Exodus	15 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70 +1650%	4−5 −1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +140%	14−16 −140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Dota 2	88 +450%	16−18 −450%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Fortnite	28 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +1600%	2−3 −1600%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Valorant	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%

This is how RX 480 and GT 430 compete in popular games:

RX 480 is 1440% faster in 1080p
RX 480 is 1633% faster in 1440p
RX 480 is 1650% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 480 is 5900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 480 surpassed GT 430 in all 45 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.64	1.51
Recency	29 June 2016	11 October 2010
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	49 Watt

RX 480 has a 1333.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 430, on the other hand, has 206.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 430 in performance tests.

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