NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM 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, 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 39% better floating-point performance: 692.7 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
  • Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 830 vs 548
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 253 vs 194
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 166.832 vs 162.886
  • Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1951 vs 1119
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1693 vs 1284
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3324 vs 2264
  • Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1951 vs 1119
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1693 vs 1284
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3324 vs 2264
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 June 2014 vs 1 November 2013
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 830 vs 548
PassMark - G2D Mark 253 vs 194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.832 vs 162.886
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 vs 1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1693 vs 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 vs 2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 vs 1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1693 vs 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 vs 2264

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 730 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • Around 8% higher texture fill rate: 15.6 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1600 MHz
  • Around 70% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4936 vs 2902
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.569 vs 10.872
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.009 vs 0.817
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.668 vs 12.415
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 77.819 vs 36.916
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 730 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 15.6 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 4936 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.569 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.009 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.668 vs 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.819 vs 36.916

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
830
548
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
253
194
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2902
4936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.872
13.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
166.832
162.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.817
1.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.415
19.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.916
77.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
2264
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 830 548
PassMark - G2D Mark 253 194
Geekbench - OpenCL 2902 4936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.872 13.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.832 162.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.817 1.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.415 19.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 36.916 77.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1693 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1693 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 2264
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 327

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name GF108 Oland
Launch date 18 June 2014 1 November 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $59.99
Place in performance rating 1311 1406
Price now $54.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 20.48

Technical info

Core clock speed 700 MHz 730 MHz
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops 499.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 320
Texture fill rate 14.43 GTexel / s 15.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 1,040 million
Boost clock speed 780 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 145 mm 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3