GeForce 6800 XT vs GT 430

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking963not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency2.28no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGF108NV42
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)30 September 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores96no data
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors585 million202 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.205.400
Floating-point processing power0.2688 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs1612

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 supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length145 mmno data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)600 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s38.4 GB/s

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 ConnectorsHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.22.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

GT 430 599
+387%
6800 XT 123

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2010 30 September 2005
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm

GT 430 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 430 and GeForce 6800 XT. We've got no test results to judge.


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