NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs AMD Radeon R7 250

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and AMD Radeon R7 250 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

AMD Radeon R7 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 39% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1150 MHz

Launch date	18 June 2014 vs 8 October 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 1150 MHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

Around 55% higher texture fill rate: 22.4 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Around 3% better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
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 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1051 vs 830
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 283 vs 253
2.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7525 vs 2902
Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.161 vs 10.872
Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 304.279 vs 166.832
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.655 vs 0.817
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.046 vs 12.415
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 36.916
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2179 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): 3356 vs 3324
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2179 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): 3356 vs 3324

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	22.4 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	716.8 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1051 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark	283 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL	7525 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.161 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	304.279 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.655 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.046 vs 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	96.934 vs 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2179 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2179 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3324

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

830

1051

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

253

283

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2902

7525

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.872

20.161

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

166.832

304.279

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.817

1.655

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.415

30.046

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.916

96.934

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1951

2179

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

3170

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3324

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1951

2179

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

3170

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3324

3356

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	AMD Radeon R7 250
PassMark - G3D Mark	830	1051
PassMark - G2D Mark	253	283
Geekbench - OpenCL	2902	7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.872	20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	166.832	304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.817	1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.415	30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	36.916	96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1951	2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1693	3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3324	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1951	2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1693	3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3324	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	327	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	AMD Radeon R7 250
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 1.0
Code name	GF108	Oland
Launch date	18 June 2014	8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	$89
Place in performance rating	1311	1087
Price now	$54.99	$78.34
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	20.48	27.62
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Technical info
Core clock speed	700 MHz
Floating-point performance	692.7 gflops	716.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	384
Texture fill rate	14.43 GTexel / s	22.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	585 million	1,040 million
Boost clock speed		1050 MHz
Stream Processors		384
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	145 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	N / A
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB / s	72 GB/s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1150 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync