GeForce GT 230
Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 200 series · launched October 2009
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Launch price in today's dollars
The GeForce GT 230 launched at $44 in 2009. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $68 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 55% rise over 17 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2009 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | Nvidia |
|---|---|
| Series | GeForce 200 series |
| Launched | October 2009 |
| Launch price | $44 |
| Architecture | Tesla |
| Chip | G94-300-B1 |
| Memory | 512 MB (also 1 GB) |
| Memory type | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s |
| Core clock | 650 MHz |
| FP32 compute | 0.16 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 75 W (TDP) |
| Transistors | 505 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² |
| Process | 55 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Tier | 30-class |
The Nvidia 30-class over time
Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce 8300 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| GeForce GT 230 | 2009 | $44 | $68 | — |
| GeForce GT 430 | 2010 | $79 | $120 | — |
| GeForce GT 630 | 2012 | $79 | $114 | — |
| GeForce GT 730 | 2014 | $69 | $96 | 34 |
| GeForce GT 1030 | 2018 | $79 | $104 | 72 |
| GeForce GTX 1630 | 2022 | $149 | $169 | — |
Compare with
- GeForce GT 220 · 2009 · $49
- GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 · 2010 · $50
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