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GeForce GT 430

Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 400 series · launched October 2010

Launch price
$79
≈ $120 in 2026 dollars
Memory
512 MB
DDR3 · 64-bit
Rated power
49 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The GeForce GT 430 launched at $79 in 2010. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $120 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 52% rise over 16 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2010 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorNvidia
SeriesGeForce 400 series
LaunchedOctober 2010
Launch price$79
ArchitectureFermi
ChipGF108-300-A1
Memory512 MB
Memory typeDDR3
Memory bus64-bit
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s
Core clock700 MHz
FP32 compute0.27 TFLOPS
Rated power49 W (TDP)
Transistors585 million
Die size116 mm²
Bus interfacePCI
Tier30-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.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
GeForce 83002008
GeForce GT 2302009$44$68
GeForce GT 4302010$79$120
GeForce GT 6302012$79$114
GeForce GT 7302014$69$9634
GeForce GT 10302018$79$10472
GeForce GTX 16302022$149$169

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