Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms GeForce GT 430 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 437 days newer than GeForce GT 430.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 49 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 71% better in Fortnite than GeForce GT 430 - 48 vs 28 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 - 3 vs 0.5 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GT 430
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2010
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2010 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $79 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 0.5 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 12.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 700 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
