GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs GT 430

Place in the ranking	970	296
Place by popularity	not in top-100	20
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Power efficiency	2.17	28.45
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF108	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)	17 December 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	96	2048
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1185 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	45 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.20	94.53
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	16	64
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	145 mm	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	112.0 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	HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	-	+
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

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.

GT 430 1.55

RTX 2050 Mobile 18.68
+1105%

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.

GT 430 720

RTX 2050 Mobile 8965
+1145%

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	3−4 −1300%	42 +1300%
1440p	2−3 −1600%	34 +1600%
4K	2−3 −1150%	25 +1150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	26.33	no data
1440p	39.50	no data
4K	39.50	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1125%

49
+1125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −950%	42 +950%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2100%	40−45 +2100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Hitman 3	6−7 −633%	44 +633%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −507%	90−95 +507%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −578%	60−65 +578%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −159%	85−90 +159%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2100%	40−45 +2100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Hitman 3	6−7 −617%	43 +617%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −507%	90−95 +507%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −589%	62 +589%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −282%	40−45 +282%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −159%	85−90 +159%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −525%	25 +525%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2100%	40−45 +2100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2825%	110−120 +2825%
Hitman 3	6−7 −550%	39 +550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −507%	90−95 +507%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −511%	55 +511%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −200%	33 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +88.9%	18 −88.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1567%

50−55
+1567%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1800%	18−20 +1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Hitman 3	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −1288%	110−120 +1288%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−675%

30−35
+675%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1300%

14−16
+1300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	10−11
Far Cry 5	0−1	10−11

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−433%

16−18
+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 +0%	47 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

This is how GT 430 and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2050 Mobile is 1300% faster in 1080p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 1600% faster in 1440p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 1150% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 430 is 89% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 2825% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 430 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 48 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.55	18.68
Recency	11 October 2010	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	45 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 1105.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 8.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile 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 GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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