NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 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 - 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 540M
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
- Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 49 Watt
- Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.85 vs 3.396
- 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 195.796 vs 87.094
- 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.561 vs 0.243
- Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 9.109 vs 5.005
- 4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 16.727 vs 3.764
- Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2210 vs 1713
- Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2701 vs 1624
- Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2210 vs 1713
- Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2701 vs 1624
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 5 January 2011 vs 11 October 2010 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 49 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.85 vs 3.396 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 195.796 vs 87.094 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.561 vs 0.243 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 9.109 vs 5.005 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 16.727 vs 3.764 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2210 vs 1713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2701 vs 1624 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2210 vs 1713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2701 vs 1624 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
- 2.1x more core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 672 MHz
- Around 4% higher texture fill rate: 11.2 billion / sec vs 10.8 billion / sec
- Around 4% better floating-point performance: 268.8 gflops vs 258.05 gflops
- Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 603 vs 478
- 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 205 vs 91
- Around 2% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2223 vs 2171
- Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1080 vs 960
- Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1080 vs 960
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 1400 MHz vs 672 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 11.2 billion / sec vs 10.8 billion / sec |
| Floating-point performance | 268.8 gflops vs 258.05 gflops |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 603 vs 478 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 205 vs 91 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 2223 vs 2171 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1080 vs 960 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1080 vs 960 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M | NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 478 | 603 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 91 | 205 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 2171 | 2223 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.85 | 3.396 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 195.796 | 87.094 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.561 | 0.243 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 9.109 | 5.005 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 16.727 | 3.764 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 960 | 1080 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2210 | 1713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2701 | 1624 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 960 | 1080 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2210 | 1713 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2701 | 1624 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M | NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Fermi | Fermi |
| Code name | GF108 | GF108 |
| Launch date | 5 January 2011 | 11 October 2010 |
| Place in performance rating | 1503 | 1505 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | |
| Price now | $35.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 20.89 | |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 672 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| CUDA cores | 96 | |
| Floating-point performance | 258.05 gflops | 268.8 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Pipelines | 96 | 96 |
| Texture fill rate | 10.8 billion / sec | 11.2 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 49 Watt |
| Transistor count | 585 million | 585 million |
| CUDA cores per GPU | 96 | |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Laptop size | large | |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 | |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 API | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB / s | 25.6 - 28.8 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate) |
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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| DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 | |
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