Intel UHD Graphics 730 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 730 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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, 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, 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).

Intel UHD Graphics 730

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel UHD Graphics 730

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1300 MHz vs 1178 MHz
216.7x more texture fill rate: 15.60 GTexel/s vs 72 billion / sec
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5221 vs 3691
Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5221 vs 3691
3.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 603 vs 162

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2021 vs 22 January 2015
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Texture fill rate	15.60 GTexel/s vs 72 billion / sec
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5221 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5221 vs 3691
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	603 vs 162

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

3.8x more core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 300 MHz
5.3x more pipelines: 1024 vs 192
3.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 1573
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 412
3.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18734 vs 5967
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 2429
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3335 vs 3309
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 2429
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3335 vs 3309

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1127 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	1024 vs 192
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6111 vs 1573
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 412
Geekbench - OpenCL	18734 vs 5967
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218 vs 2429
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3335 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218 vs 2429
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3335 vs 3309

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1573

6111

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

412

673

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5967

18734

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2429

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5221

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3309

3335

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2429

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5221

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3309

3335

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

603

162

Name	Intel UHD Graphics 730	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark	1573	6111
PassMark - G2D Mark	412	673
Geekbench - OpenCL	5967	18734
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2429	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5221	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3309	3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2429	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5221	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3309	3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	603	162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		200.825

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel UHD Graphics 730	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.1	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Rocket Lake GT1	GM206
Launch date	2021	22 January 2015
Place in performance rating	633	514
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$229.99
Value for money (0-100)		34.63
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	1178 MHz
Compute units	24
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1127 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	124.8 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	998.4 GFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	499.2 GFLOPS
Pipelines	192	1024
Pixel fill rate	10.40 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	15.60 GTexel/s	72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	120 Watt
CUDA cores		1024
Floating-point performance		2,413 gflops
Transistor count		2,940 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		400 Watt
SLI options		2x
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		112 GB / s
Memory clock speed		7.0 GB/s
Memory type		GDDR5
Technologies
Quick Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost