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NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 is a graphics card released on October 11, 2010, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 96 shading units, 1 GB of video memory, a boost clock of 700 MHz and a 49 W board power rating. It scores 594 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

FermiGF108-300-A1

6/10 key specs recorded · 25 facts

Depth: 37 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified November 2, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Shading units

96cores

Memory

1 GB

Boost clock

n/a

700 MHz base

Board power

49 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 scores 594 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 41.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,759), measured across 3,114 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 209.

PassMark G3D Mark

594

Rank #1,759
Faster than 41.3% of 2,658 GPUs
3,114 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 14 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 27.5% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 2 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 11.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 5 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 12.8% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 2 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 3.2% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 290 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 13.1% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 averages DirectX 9 14 fps, DirectX 10 2 fps, DirectX 11 5 fps, DirectX 12 2 fps and GPU Compute 290 ops/s, across 3,114 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16,PCI

Max memory 1 GB

Core clock 700 MHz

Memory clock 1800 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 49 W

First benchmarked 2012-08-17

Samples 3,114

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 states the PCIe 2.0 x16,PCI interface, up to 1 GB of memory, a core clock of 700 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2012-08-17. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Fermi

Codename GF108-300-A1

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors 585 M

Die size 116 mm²

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 is based on the Fermi architecture, uses the GF108-300-A1 graphics processor, contains 585 million transistors and has a die size of 116 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 96

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 16

Render output units (ROPs) 4

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 has 96 shading units, 16 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430.

Clock speeds

Base clock 700 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 runs at a base clock of 700 MHz.

Memory

Size 1 GB

Type Not recorded

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 is equipped with 1 GB of memory.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 has a board power rating of 49 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16,PCI.

Board power (TDP) 49 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16,PCI

Market

Launched October 11, 2010

Launch price $79

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GT 400 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 was released on October 11, 2010 and launched at a price of $79.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 594

PassMark G2D 209

Rank #1,759

Samples 3,114

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as WinFast GT 430(NVIDIA), GT 430 and NVLDDMKM.

Other names (PassMark) WinFast GT 430(NVIDIA); GT 430; NVLDDMKM

Feex fleet

1 Feex machine reports the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 as its graphics hardware.

1 Feex machine with this GPU

The count covers machines that have reported hardware to Feex, counted once each; excluded and test machines are not counted, and no machine identity is published.

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 has 1 GB of video memory.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 has a board power rating of 49 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 scores 594 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 41.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,759. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 2 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16,PCI.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 released and how much did it cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 was released on October 11, 2010 and launched at a price of $79.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chips GF108 | GF108 | GF108 | GF108 | GF108 | GF108 | GF108 | GF108 all -> Fermi. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units.

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.