Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GT 430

Place in the ranking	963	216
Place by popularity	not in top-100	85
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	58.28
Power efficiency	2.19	16.04
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF108	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 116460% 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	1024
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	2610 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2815 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	107 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.20	180.2
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	16	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	145 mm	no data
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-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	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	143.9 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 HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	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	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
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.

GT 430 1.55

RX 6500 XT 24.79
+1499%

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

RX 6500 XT 9567
+1497%

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

RX 6500 XT 15712
+2082%

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 −1550%	66 +1550%
1440p	2−3 −1600%	34 +1600%
4K	1−2 −1500%	16 +1500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	19.75	3.02
1440p	39.50	5.85
4K	79.00	12.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1700%

72
+1700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −800%	50−55 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1250%	54 +1250%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −3525%	140−150 +3525%
Hitman 3	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −660%	110−120 +660%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −833%	80−85 +833%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −203%	100−110 +203%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −800%	50−55 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −750%	34 +750%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −3525%	140−150 +3525%
Hitman 3	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −660%	110−120 +660%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −1089%	107 +1089%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −382%	50−55 +382%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −203%	100−110 +203%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −800%	50−55 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −3525%	140−150 +3525%
Hitman 3	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −513%	92 +513%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −822%	83 +822%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −391%	54 +391%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +36%	25 −36%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−2033%

60−65
+2033%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1300%	27−30 +1300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −1220%	66 +1220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−925%

40−45
+925%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1800%

18−20
+1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −500%	6 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	14−16
Far Cry 5	0−1	14−16

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−600%

21−24
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 +0%	51 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 +0%	43 +0%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	23 +0%	23 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +0%	56 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	10 +0%	10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +0%	28 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4 +0%	4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	25 +0%	25 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10 +0%	10 +0%

This is how GT 430 and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6500 XT is 1550% faster in 1080p
RX 6500 XT is 1600% faster in 1440p
RX 6500 XT is 1500% 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 36% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 3525% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 430 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 6500 XT is ahead in 48 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.55	24.79
Recency	11 October 2010	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	107 Watt

GT 430 has 118.4% lower power consumption.

RX 6500 XT, on the other hand, has a 1499.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT 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.