GeForce Go 6200 vs Radeon HD 6430M

Place in the ranking	1236	1485
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.17
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Seymour	NV44 A2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)	1 February 2006 (18 years ago)

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	160	7
Core clock speed	480 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	300 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	75 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	16 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.840	1.200
Floating-point processing power	0.1536 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	2
TMUs	8	4

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).

Interface

PCIe 2.0 x16

PCIe 1.0 x16

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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	4.8 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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.

HD 6430M 0.50
+1150%

Go 6200 0.04

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.

HD 6430M 192
+1180%

Go 6200 15

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
World of Tanks	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4	0−1
World of Tanks	1−2	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Valorant	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	1−2	0−1

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the HD 6430M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6430M is ahead in 17 tests (59%)
there's a draw in 12 tests (41%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.50	0.04
Recency	4 January 2011	1 February 2006
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	110 nm

HD 6430M has a 1150% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6430M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6200 in performance tests.

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