14 DAY TRIAL // The GeForce GT 430 has just come out, so it is not surprising that NVIDIA's partners are all eager to present cards of their own, and Gainward has already delivered its own iteration, with stock clocks but a different cooler and form factor.
The GeForce GT 430 is the younger sibling, so to speak, of all other Fermi-cards, the most notable of them being the GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 460 and GTS 450.
This product was unveiled by NVIDIA not too long ago and is powered by the GF108 graphics processing unit (GPU), which is based on TSMC's 40nm manufacturing process.
This GPU itself is part of the same family as the enthusiast-grade GF100, the versatile GF104 and the mainstream-level GF106.
NVIDIA's GT 430 had a low profile form factor, but Gainward decided to go for the full-height PCB, although it did stick to the reference clocks.
This means that the GPU runs at 700 MHz and the shaders at 1,400 MHz. Furthermore, the 1GB of DDR3 memory operates at 1,600 MHz.
Of course, like the original, the video controller comes with 96 CUDA cores and a memory interface of 128 bits. As for video output, Gainward threw in D-Sub, DVI and HDMI connectors.
In addition to this, the newcomer fully supports not only DirectX 11, but also PhysX, CUDA, NVIDIA PureVideo HD, OpenGL 4.0, OpenCL, Shader Model 5.0 and dual-link HDCP.
Needless to say, this product will end up in low-end personal computers which favor low cost and multimedia prowess without needing too great a gaming capability.
Those interested in a first-hand view of all the information available on this product need only visit the official website.
As for actually acquiring a card like this, end-users from Europe will have to be willing to part with at least 63.33 Euro.