Quadro RTX A6000 vs GeForce GT 430

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 430 with Quadro RTX A6000, including specs and performance data.

GT 430
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 49 Watt
1.56

RTX A6000 outperforms GT 430 by a whopping 3633% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking97238
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0510.53
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF108Ampere
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date11 October 2010 (13 years ago)5 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A6000 has 20960% 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 cores9610752
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1800 MHz
Number of transistors585 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.20625.0
Floating-point processing power0.2688 gflops40 gflops

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-pin EPS

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB48 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s768.0 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 ConnectorsHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI4x DisplayPort
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
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 1.56
RTX A6000 58.24
+3633%

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 430 600
RTX A6000 22463
+3644%

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 A6000 27511
+3721%

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 HD4−5
−4050%
166
+4050%
1440p3−4
−4400%
135
+4400%
4K2−3
−5450%
111
+5450%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1367%
85−90
+1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2450%
100−110
+2450%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−4825%
190−200
+4825%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1040%
170−180
+1040%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1611%
150−160
+1611%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−288%
130−140
+288%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1367%
85−90
+1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2450%
100−110
+2450%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−4825%
190−200
+4825%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1040%
170−180
+1040%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−3156%
293
+3156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−682%
85−90
+682%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−288%
130−140
+288%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1367%
85−90
+1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4350%
85−90
+4350%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−4825%
190−200
+4825%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1393%
224
+1393%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−3100%
288
+3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1536%
180
+1536%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−288%
130−140
+288%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3300%
30−35
+3300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−4100%
210
+4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6100%
60−65
+6100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−2375%
190−200
+2375%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1700%
70−75
+1700%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 27−30
Far Cry 5 0−1 24−27

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1133%
35−40
+1133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 63
+0%
63
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 247
+0%
247
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
+0%
149
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how GT 430 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 4050% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 4400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 5450% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A6000 is 6100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.56 58.24
Recency 11 October 2010 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 300 Watt

GT 430 has 512.2% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 3633.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 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 Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.


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