AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient 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. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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, Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 49 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1894 vs 830
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 355 vs 253
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 26.039 vs 10.872
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 176.928 vs 166.832
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.666 vs 0.817
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.603 vs 12.415
  • 3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 135.437 vs 36.916
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2408 vs 1951
  • Around 87% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 1693
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3352 vs 3324
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2408 vs 1951
  • Around 87% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 1693
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3352 vs 3324
  • 2.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 862 vs 327
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2018 vs 18 June 2014
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 49 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1894 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 355 vs 253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 26.039 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 176.928 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.666 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.603 vs 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 135.437 vs 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2408 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3170 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 vs 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2408 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3170 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 vs 3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 862 vs 327

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

  • 2.3x more core clock speed: 700 MHz vs 300 MHz
Core clock speed 700 MHz vs 300 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1894
830
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
355
253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26.039
10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
176.928
166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.666
0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.603
12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
135.437
36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2408
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3170
1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3352
3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2408
1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3170
1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3352
3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
862
327
Name AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
PassMark - G3D Mark 1894 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 355 253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 26.039 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 176.928 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.666 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.603 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 135.437 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2408 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3170 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2408 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3170 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 862 327
Geekbench - OpenCL 2902

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0 Fermi
Code name Raven GF108
Launch date 23 April 2018 18 June 2014
Place in performance rating 931 1311
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $59.99
Price now $54.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.48

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 700 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 49 Watt
Transistor count 4,940 million 585 million
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops
Pipelines 384
Texture fill rate 14.43 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Length 145 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5