GeForce GT 430 vs GTX 1050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 and GeForce GT 430, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
13.06
+743%

GTX 1050 outperforms GT 430 by a whopping 743% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking389970
Place by popularity15not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.350.05
Power efficiency11.942.17
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGP107GF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)11 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 has 22600% 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 cores64096
CUDA cores per GPUno data96
Core clock speed1290 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °C98 °C
Texture fill rate58.2011.20
Floating-point processing power1.862 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs4016

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 supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm145 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)300 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s25.6 - 28.8 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP2.2-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
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.

GTX 1050 13.06
+743%
GT 430 1.55

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.

GTX 1050 5034
+740%
GT 430 599

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.

GTX 1050 6797
+844%
GT 430 720

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.

GTX 1050 17486
+681%
GT 430 2240

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 HD43
+760%
5−6
−760%
1440p20
+900%
2−3
−900%
4K21
+950%
2−3
−950%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.5315.80
1440p5.4539.50
4K5.1939.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+533%
6−7
−533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Battlefield 5 43
+760%
5−6
−760%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+2050%
4−5
−2050%
Hitman 3 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+353%
14−16
−353%
Metro Exodus 46
+820%
5−6
−820%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 52
+478%
9−10
−478%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+115%
30−35
−115%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+717%
6−7
−717%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Battlefield 5 35
+775%
4−5
−775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Far Cry 5 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry New Dawn 16
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+2050%
4−5
−2050%
Hitman 3 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+353%
14−16
−353%
Metro Exodus 37
+825%
4−5
−825%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
+289%
9−10
−289%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+191%
10−12
−191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+115%
30−35
−115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+150%
6−7
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Far Cry 5 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+750%
4−5
−750%
Hitman 3 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 26
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31
+244%
9−10
−244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+115%
30−35
−115%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+829%
7−8
−829%
Hitman 3 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Metro Exodus 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+913%
8−9
−913%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+800%
7−8
−800%
Metro Exodus 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

This is how GTX 1050 and GT 430 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 is 760% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 is 900% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 is 950% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 is 2050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1050 surpassed GT 430 in all 49 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.06 1.55
Recency 25 October 2016 11 October 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 49 Watt

GTX 1050 has a 742.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 430, on the other hand, has 53.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 430 in performance tests.


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