AMD Radeon RX 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 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 550

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 57% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 37.86 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 512 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
  • 4.4x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1600 MHz
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2690 vs 830
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 253
  • 4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11610 vs 2902
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.507 vs 10.872
  • 6.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 166.832
  • 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.064 vs 0.817
  • 4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.533 vs 12.415
  • 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 140.911 vs 36.916
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4485 vs 1951
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4485 vs 1951
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 18 June 2014
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Pipelines 512 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 vs 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 vs 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 vs 1951

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

  • 577.3x better floating-point performance: 692.7 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 80% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1693 vs 940
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3324 vs 2158
  • Around 80% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1693 vs 940
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3324 vs 2158
  • 2.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 327 vs 127
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1693 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 vs 2158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1693 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 vs 2158
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 327 vs 127

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
830
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
253
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
127
327
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 253
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127 327

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Fermi
Code name Lexa GF108
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 18 June 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $79 $59.99
Place in performance rating 876 1311
Price now $75 $54.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 59.51 20.48

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 700 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 692.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 512 384
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 14.43 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 49 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None 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 112 GB/s 40.1 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)