GeForce RTX 2060 vs GT 430

Place in the ranking	966	129
Place by popularity	not in top-100	20
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	40.85
Power efficiency	2.20	15.98
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GF108	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 has 81600% 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	96	1920
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1680 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	160 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.20	201.6
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	48
TMUs	16	120
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30

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	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm	229 mm
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	336.0 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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

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 2060 36.68
+2266%

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

RTX 2060 14151
+2262%

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 2060 19338
+2586%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 430 2242

RTX 2060 71746
+3100%

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	4−5 −2850%	118 +2850%
1440p	3−4 −2300%	72 +2300%
4K	2−3 −2350%	49 +2350%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	19.75	2.96
1440p	26.33	4.85
4K	39.50	7.12

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1475%

60−65
+1475%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1433%	92 +1433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −2020%	106 +2020%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1475%	60−65 +1475%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −5600%	114 +5600%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −3100%	128 +3100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −5025%	205 +5025%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1533%	98 +1533%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1553%	248 +1553%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3533%	109 +3533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −2022%	191 +2022%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −647%	254 +647%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −2083%	131 +2083%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1820%	96 +1820%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1475%	60−65 +1475%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −4450%	91 +4450%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −2275%	95 +2275%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −4750%	194 +4750%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1500%	96 +1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1547%	247 +1547%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3333%	103 +3333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −1367%	130−140 +1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −591%	75−80 +591%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −618%	244 +618%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −833%	56 +833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1320%	71 +1320%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1475%	60−65 +1475%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −3400%	70 +3400%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2525%	105 +2525%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1250%	81 +1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −700%	120 +700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −1367%	130−140 +1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −564%	73 +564%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −32.4%	45 +32.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−3100%

96
+3100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −2700%	55−60 +2700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3800%	35−40 +3800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	51
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2000%	40−45 +2000%
Hitman 3	7−8 −671%	54 +671%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −1680%	89 +1680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −5100%	50−55 +5100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −2850%	236 +2850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1750%

74
+1750%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−3600%

37
+3600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1300%	28 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2300%	24 +2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	28
Far Cry 5	0−1	25

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1167%

38
+1167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 +0%	79 +0%
Battlefield 5	157 +0%	157 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 +0%	64 +0%
Battlefield 5	140 +0%	140 +0%
Metro Exodus	140 +0%	140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Metro Exodus	76 +0%	76 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40 +0%	40 +0%
Hitman 3	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	104 +0%	104 +0%
Metro Exodus	52 +0%	52 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +0%	51 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	59 +0%	59 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	17 +0%	17 +0%

This is how GT 430 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 is 2850% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 is 2300% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 is 2350% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 is 5600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2060 is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.55	36.68
Recency	11 October 2010	7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	160 Watt

GT 430 has 226.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 2266.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 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.