GeForce GT 430 vs GTX 870M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 870M with GeForce GT 430, including specs and performance data.

GTX 870M
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.94
+477%

GTX 870M outperforms GT 430 by a whopping 477% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking486966
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.05
Power efficiency6.232.20
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)11 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores134496
CUDA cores per GPUno data96
Core clock speed941 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate108.311.20
Floating-point processing power2.599 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs244
TMUs11216

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0PCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 amount3 GB1 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Memory bandwidth120.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.2
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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 870M 8.94
+477%
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 870M 3449
+476%
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 870M 4694
+552%
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 870M 12622
+463%
GT 430 2242

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 870M 34
+1033%
GT 430 3

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 HD45
+543%
7−8
−543%
4K19
+533%
3−4
−533%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data11.29
4Kno data26.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+233%
14−16
−233%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+76.5%
30−35
−76.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+233%
14−16
−233%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+700%
10−12
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+76.5%
30−35
−76.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+233%
14−16
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+76.5%
30−35
−76.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+517%
6−7
−517%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+613%
8−9
−613%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+500%
6−7
−500%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

This is how GTX 870M and GT 430 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 870M is 543% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 870M is 533% 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 870M is 1400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 870M surpassed GT 430 in all 49 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.94 1.55
Recency 12 March 2014 11 October 2010
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 49 Watt

GTX 870M has a 476.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 430, on the other hand, has 104.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 870M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 430 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 430 is a desktop one.


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

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