NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • 2x more core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 4x more texture fill rate: 11.2 billion / sec vs 2.8 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 96 vs 48
  • 2x better floating-point performance: 268.8 gflops vs 134.4 gflops
  • Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 603 vs 426
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 205 vs 189
  • Around 91% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2223 vs 1161
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.396 vs 3.121
  • Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1080 vs 660
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1713 vs 1158
  • Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1080 vs 660
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1713 vs 1158
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 October 2010 vs 3 September 2010
Core clock speed 1400 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 11.2 billion / sec vs 2.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 96 vs 48
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops vs 134.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 603 vs 426
PassMark - G2D Mark 205 vs 189
Geekbench - OpenCL 2223 vs 1161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.396 vs 3.121
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1080 vs 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1713 vs 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1080 vs 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1713 vs 1158

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

  • Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 1048 MB vs 1 GB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 109.787 vs 87.094
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 8.55 vs 3.764
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 1048 MB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 109.787 vs 87.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.55 vs 3.764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1626 vs 1624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1626 vs 1624

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
603
426
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
205
189
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2223
1161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.396
3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
87.094
109.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.005
5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.764
8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1080
660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1713
1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1624
1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1080
660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1713
1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1624
1626
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 603 426
PassMark - G2D Mark 205 189
Geekbench - OpenCL 2223 1161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.396 3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 87.094 109.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.005 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.764 8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1080 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1713 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1624 1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1080 660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1713 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1624 1626
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF108 GF108
Launch date 11 October 2010 3 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Place in performance rating 1505 1526
Price now $35.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 20.89

Technical info

Core clock speed 1400 MHz 700 MHz
CUDA cores per GPU 96
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 134.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C
Pipelines 96 48
Texture fill rate 11.2 billion / sec 2.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI Internal
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 2.713" (6.9 cm)
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.2 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1048 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 - 28.8 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate) 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA