GeForce GT 430 vs Radeon VII

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon VII and GeForce GT 430, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
43.17
+2685%

VII outperforms GT 430 by a whopping 2685% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking85963
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.930.05
Power efficiency10.132.19
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVega 20GF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2019 (5 years ago)11 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon VII has 51760% 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 cores384096
CUDA cores per GPUno data96
Core clock speed1400 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,230 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate420.011.20
Floating-point processing power13.44 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs644
TMUs24016

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0 x 16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length280 mm145 mm
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB1 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/s25.6 - 28.8 GB/s

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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.3N/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.

Radeon VII 43.17
+2685%
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.

Radeon VII 16659
+2681%
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.

Radeon VII 27449
+3712%
GT 430 720

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 HD122
+2950%
4−5
−2950%
1440p74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
4K59
+2850%
2−3
−2850%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.7319.75
1440p9.4539.50
4K11.8539.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+1825%
4−5
−1825%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
+3200%
3−4
−3200%
Battlefield 5 160
+3100%
5−6
−3100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+1640%
5−6
−1640%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Far Cry 5 116
+5700%
2−3
−5700%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
+2725%
4−5
−2725%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+5575%
4−5
−5575%
Hitman 3 81
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+1073%
14−16
−1073%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+3250%
4−5
−3250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+4100%
3−4
−4100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 196
+2078%
9−10
−2078%
Watch Dogs: Legion 214
+529%
30−35
−529%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 157
+2517%
6−7
−2517%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 82
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
Battlefield 5 150
+2900%
5−6
−2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+1640%
5−6
−1640%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Far Cry 5 90
+4400%
2−3
−4400%
Far Cry New Dawn 102
+2450%
4−5
−2450%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+5575%
4−5
−5575%
Hitman 3 79
+1217%
6−7
−1217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+1073%
14−16
−1073%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+3250%
4−5
−3250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+3167%
3−4
−3167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+978%
9−10
−978%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+709%
10−12
−709%
Watch Dogs: Legion 211
+521%
30−35
−521%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+950%
6−7
−950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+1640%
5−6
−1640%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Far Cry 5 71
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+3150%
4−5
−3150%
Hitman 3 75
+1150%
6−7
−1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95
+533%
14−16
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 84
+833%
9−10
−833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+582%
10−12
−582%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+85.3%
30−35
−85.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 119
+3867%
3−4
−3867%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+4150%
2−3
−4150%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+3200%
2−3
−3200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+2400%
2−3
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+2863%
8−9
−2863%
Hitman 3 66
+843%
7−8
−843%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
+1500%
5−6
−1500%
Metro Exodus 83
+4050%
2−3
−4050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 61
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200
+2400%
8−9
−2400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+2050%
4−5
−2050%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Hitman 3 46
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+3117%
6−7
−3117%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+5300%
1−2
−5300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Far Cry 5 31 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 77
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+1333%
3−4
−1333%

This is how Radeon VII and GT 430 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon VII is 2950% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon VII is 3600% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon VII is 2850% 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 Radeon VII is 6400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Radeon VII surpassed GT 430 in all 49 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.17 1.55
Recency 7 February 2019 11 October 2010
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 49 Watt

Radeon VII has a 2685.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

GT 430, on the other hand, has 502% lower power consumption.

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


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