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.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

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: 602 vs 478
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 202 vs 90
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2228 vs 2154
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	602 vs 478
PassMark - G2D Mark	202 vs 90
Geekbench - OpenCL	2228 vs 2154
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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

478

602

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

202

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2154

2228

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.85

3.396

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

195.796

87.094

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.561

0.243

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9.109

5.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

16.727

3.764

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

960

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2210

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2701

1624

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

960

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2210

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2701

1624

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
PassMark - G3D Mark	478	602
PassMark - G2D Mark	90	202
Geekbench - OpenCL	2154	2228
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
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Fermi
Code name	GF108	GF108
Launch date	5 January 2011	11 October 2010
Place in performance rating	1500	1501
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$79
Price now		$35.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.89
Technical info
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
Display Connectors	No outputs	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	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
DirectX	12 API	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
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
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11	DirectX 11
Optimus