NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs AMD Radeon R7 M260

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and AMD Radeon R7 M260 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 M260

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 830 vs 517
2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 253 vs 125
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 166.832 vs 145.3
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1951 vs 1404
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1693 vs 1093
Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3324 vs 1704
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1951 vs 1404
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1693 vs 1093
Around 95% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3324 vs 1704

Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	830 vs 517
PassMark - G2D Mark	253 vs 125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	166.832 vs 145.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1951 vs 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1693 vs 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3324 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1951 vs 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1693 vs 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3324 vs 1704

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260

Around 34% higher core clock speed: 940 MHz vs 700 MHz
Around 56% higher texture fill rate: 22.56 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Around 4% better floating-point performance: 721.9 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5125 vs 2902
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.249 vs 10.872
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.925 vs 0.817
Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.992 vs 12.415
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 77.895 vs 36.916

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	940 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate	22.56 GTexel / s vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	721.9 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	5125 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.249 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.925 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.992 vs 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	77.895 vs 36.916

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 M260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

830

517

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

253

125

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2902

5125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.872

14.249

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

166.832

145.3

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.817

0.925

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.415

19.992

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.916

77.895

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1951

1404

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

1093

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3324

1704

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1951

1404

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

1093

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3324

1704

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	AMD Radeon R7 M260
PassMark - G3D Mark	830	517
PassMark - G2D Mark	253	125
Geekbench - OpenCL	2902	5125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.872	14.249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	166.832	145.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.817	0.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.415	19.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	36.916	77.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1951	1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1693	1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3324	1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1951	1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1693	1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3324	1704
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	327

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	AMD Radeon R7 M260
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 3.0
Code name	GF108	Topaz
Launch date	18 June 2014	11 June 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	$799
Place in performance rating	1311	1479
Price now	$54.99	$799
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	20.48	1.33
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Technical info
Core clock speed	700 MHz	940 MHz
Floating-point performance	692.7 gflops	721.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	384
Texture fill rate	14.43 GTexel / s	22.56 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt
Transistor count	585 million	3,100 million
Boost clock speed		980 MHz
Compute units		6
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	145 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Mantle
OpenCL		2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB / s	32 GB/s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory		0
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore