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GeForce GT 430 1GB vs Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB
Intro
The GeForce GT 430 1GB features a core clock speed of 700 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 900 MHz. It also uses a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It is comprised of 96 SPUs, 16 Texture Address Units, and 4 ROPs.Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB, which features a clock speed of 650 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 900 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It features 480 SPUs, 24 TAUs, and 8 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB |
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50 Watts |
| GeForce GT 430 1GB |
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60 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have exactly the same memory bandwidth, so theoretically they should perform the same. (explain)
Texel Rate
The Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB should be much (more or less 39%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 430 1GB. (explain)| Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB |
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15600 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GT 430 1GB |
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11200 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB is a better choice, by far. (explain)| Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB |
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5200 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GT 430 1GB |
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2800 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GT 430 1GB | Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | AMD |
| Year | October 2010 | February 2011 |
| Code Name | GF108 | Turks |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Core Speed | 700 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 60 watts | 50 watts |
| Bandwidth | 28800 MB/sec | 28800 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 11200 Mtexels/sec | 15600 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 2800 Mpixels/sec | 5200 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 96 | 480 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 16 | 24 |
| Render Output Units | 4 | 8 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 585 million | 715 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 4.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.
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Comments
One Response to “GeForce GT 430 1GB vs Radeon HD 6570 (OEM) 1GB”hmmm. looks like ATI is way infront of the GeForce. Even though I have always wanted GeForce cause it SEEMS better. Looks like ATI has won my money. As much as I would like to have the nVidia card I want the better card so ATI is my choice