The Radeon R9 290X 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 $75.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- 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 36% cheaper – $135.00 vs $210.00
- Consumes up to 83% less energy – 49 vs 290 Watts
Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GT 430 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, $
$210
64%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
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$135.00
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$81.67
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Radeon R9 290X 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 Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GT 430 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290X vs GeForce GT 430 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GT 430
Oct 11th, 2010
Memory
0.5 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
12.8 GB/s
4%
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
4%
Texture Fillrate
11.2 GTexel/s
6%
FP32
268.8 GFLOPS
5%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GT 430 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 11th, 2010 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 400 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 290 W | Power Consumption | 49 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 0.5 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
64 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 2.8 GPixel/s |
176 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 11.2 GTexel/s |
5.632 TFLOPS | FP32 | 268.8 GFLOPS |
