The GeForce GTX 970 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GT 430 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $264.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 0 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GT 430
- Up to 66% cheaper – $135.00 vs $399.00
- Consumes up to 67% less energy – 49 vs 148 Watts
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GT 430 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, $
$399
33%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
56%
GeForce GT 430
Oct 11th, 2010
Average FPS
39
60%
Min 1% FPS
14
44%
Price, $
$135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.46/FPS
100%
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GT 430 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GT 430 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GT 430 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
100%
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
9%
FP32
268.8 GFLOPS
7%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GT 430 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 11th, 2010 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 400 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 148 W | Power Consumption | 49 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 0.5 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 2.8 GPixel/s |
122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 11.2 GTexel/s |
3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 268.8 GFLOPS |
