NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF108 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF108-300-A1 | N12P-GT1-A1 |
| Architecture | Fermi | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 11th, 2010 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 400 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 79 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 33 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 500 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 740 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1400 MHz | 1480 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 28.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 2 | 2 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.800 GPixel/s | 2.960 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 11.20 GTexel/s | 11.84 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 268.8 GFLOPS | 284.2 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 22.40 GFLOPS (1:12) | 23.68 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 49 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P1071 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 5th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 500M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 400M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 600M |
