AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) and NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 32% higher core clock speed: 926 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 10.7x more texture fill rate: 154.4 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
  • 5.3x more pipelines: 2048 vs 384
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • 4.1x more memory clock speed: 6600 MHz vs 1600 MHz
  • 9.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7965 vs 830
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 723 vs 253
  • 11.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 33787 vs 2902
  • 10.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 111.543 vs 10.872
  • 10.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1817.005 vs 166.832
  • 11.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.511 vs 0.817
  • 8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.875 vs 12.415
  • 13.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 511.362 vs 36.916
  • 5.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9983 vs 1951
  • Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2443 vs 1693
  • 5.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9983 vs 1951
  • Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2443 vs 1693
  • 2.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 842 vs 327
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 August 2016 vs 18 June 2014
Core clock speed 926 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 154.4 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2048 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 6600 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 7965 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 723 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL 33787 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 111.543 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1817.005 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.511 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 vs 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.362 vs 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9983 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2443 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9983 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2443 vs 1693
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 842 vs 327

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

  • 141.4x better floating-point performance: 692.7 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3324 vs 1674
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3324 vs 1674
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 vs 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 vs 1674

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
7965
830
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
723
253
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
33787
2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
111.543
10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1817.005
166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.511
0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
99.875
12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
511.362
36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9983
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2443
1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1674
3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9983
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2443
1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1674
3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
842
327
Name AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
PassMark - G3D Mark 7965 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 723 253
Geekbench - OpenCL 33787 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 111.543 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1817.005 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.511 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.362 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9983 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2443 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1674 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9983 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2443 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1674 3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 842 327

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Fermi
Code name Ellesmere GF108
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 4 August 2016 18 June 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $179 $59.99
Place in performance rating 389 1311
Price now $109.99 $54.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 100.00 20.48

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1206 MHz
Compute units 32
Core clock speed 926 MHz 700 MHz
Floating-point performance 4.9 TFLOPs 692.7 gflops
GPU Power 85-110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 2048 384
Stream Processors 2048
Texture fill rate 154.4 GTexel / s 14.43 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 49 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 241 mm 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 211 GB/s 40.1 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6600 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore