The GeForce GT 430 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $9.46 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 430
- Consumes up to 70% less energy – 49 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 8% cheaper – $112.16 vs $121.62
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 0 GB
GeForce GT 430 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 430
Oct 11th, 2010
Average FPS
39
56%
Min 1% FPS
14
40%
Price, €
€121.62
92%
Value, €/FPS
€3.11/FPS
51%
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€121.62
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€73.58
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GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, €
€112.16
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.6/FPS
100%
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€112.16
In Stock
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€359.46
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€792.66
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GeForce GT 430 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 430 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 430 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 430
Oct 11th, 2010
Memory
0.5 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
12.8 GB/s
6%
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
4%
Texture Fillrate
11.2 GTexel/s
7%
FP32
268.8 GFLOPS
5%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 430 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 11th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$79.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
49 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 0.5 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 12.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.8 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 11.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 268.8 GFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
