AMD Radeon HD 6350 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 6350 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon HD 6350

NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6350

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 49 Watt
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2872 vs 2223
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 10.131 vs 3.764
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1717 vs 1624
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1717 vs 1624

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 February 2011 vs 11 October 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 49 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	2872 vs 2223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	10.131 vs 3.764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1717 vs 1624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1717 vs 1624

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

2.2x more core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 650 MHz
2.2x more texture fill rate: 11.2 billion / sec vs 5.2 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 96 vs 80
2.6x better floating-point performance: 268.8 gflops vs 104 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate) vs 800 MHz
4.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 603 vs 141
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 205 vs 171
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.243 vs 0.154
2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1080 vs 381
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1713 vs 734
2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1080 vs 381
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1713 vs 734

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1400 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	11.2 billion / sec vs 5.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	96 vs 80
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops vs 104 gflops
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate) vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	603 vs 141
PassMark - G2D Mark	205 vs 171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.243 vs 0.154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1080 vs 381
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1713 vs 734
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1080 vs 381
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1713 vs 734

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6350
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

141

603

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

171

205

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2872

2223

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.154

0.243

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.131

3.764

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

381

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

734

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1717

1624

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

381

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

734

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1717

1624

Name	AMD Radeon HD 6350	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
PassMark - G3D Mark	141	603
PassMark - G2D Mark	171	205
Geekbench - OpenCL	2872	2223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.154	0.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	10.131	3.764
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	381	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	734	1713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1717	1624
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	381	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	734	1713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1717	1624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		87.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.005
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 6350	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Fermi
Code name	Cedar	GF108
Launch date	7 February 2011	11 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$23	$79
Place in performance rating	1544	1505
Price now	$50.99	$35.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	5.17	20.89
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1400 MHz
Floating-point performance	104 gflops	268.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	80	96
Texture fill rate	5.2 GTexel / s	11.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	49 Watt
Transistor count	292 million	585 million
CUDA cores per GPU		96
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height		2.713" (6.9 cm)
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB / s	25.6 - 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA