NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M 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 550M

NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 5% higher texture fill rate: 11.8 billion / sec vs 11.2 billion / sec
Around 6% better floating-point performance: 284.16 gflops vs 268.8 gflops
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 49 Watt
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2363 vs 2223
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.651 vs 3.396
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 213.211 vs 87.094
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.624 vs 0.243
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.521 vs 5.005
6.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 23.978 vs 3.764
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1790 vs 1713
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1790 vs 1713

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 January 2011 vs 11 October 2010
Texture fill rate	11.8 billion / sec vs 11.2 billion / sec
Floating-point performance	284.16 gflops vs 268.8 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 49 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	2363 vs 2223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.651 vs 3.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	213.211 vs 87.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.624 vs 0.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.521 vs 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	23.978 vs 3.764
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1790 vs 1713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1790 vs 1713

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Around 89% higher core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 740 MHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 603 vs 570
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 205 vs 116
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1080 vs 1056
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1624 vs 1352
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1080 vs 1056
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1624 vs 1352

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1400 MHz vs 740 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	603 vs 570
PassMark - G2D Mark	205 vs 116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1080 vs 1056
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1624 vs 1352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1080 vs 1056
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1624 vs 1352

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

570

603

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

116

205

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2363

2223

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.651

3.396

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

213.211

87.094

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.624

0.243

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.521

5.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23.978

3.764

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1056

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1790

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1352

1624

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1056

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1790

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1352

1624

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
PassMark - G3D Mark	570	603
PassMark - G2D Mark	116	205
Geekbench - OpenCL	2363	2223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.651	3.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	213.211	87.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.624	0.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.521	5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	23.978	3.764
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1056	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1790	1713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1352	1624
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1056	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1790	1713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1352	1624
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Fermi
Code name	GF108	GF108
Launch date	5 January 2011	11 October 2010
Place in performance rating	1504	1505
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$79
Price now		$35.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.89
Technical info
Core clock speed	740 MHz	1400 MHz
CUDA cores	96
Floating-point performance	284.16 gflops	268.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	96	96
Texture fill rate	11.8 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	PCIe 2.0 x16	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
CUDA
DirectX 11	DirectX 11
Optimus
3D Vision