NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs Intel HD Graphics 4600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and Intel HD Graphics 4600 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 75% higher core clock speed: 700 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 2.9x more texture fill rate: 14.43 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
  • 19.2x more pipelines: 384 vs 20
  • 13.9x better floating-point performance: 692.7 gflops vs 50 gflops
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 830 vs 630
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.872 vs 8.844
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.415 vs 10.385
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 36.916 vs 12.361
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1951 vs 988
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3324 vs 2808
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1951 vs 988
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3324 vs 2808
  • Around 69% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 327 vs 194
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 June 2014 vs 3 June 2013
Core clock speed 700 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 14.43 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 20
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops vs 50 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 830 vs 630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.872 vs 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.415 vs 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 36.916 vs 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 vs 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 vs 2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 327 vs 194

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4600

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 49 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 253
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3210 vs 2902
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 171.17 vs 166.832
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.115 vs 0.817
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1702 vs 1693
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1702 vs 1693
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 49 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL 3210 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 171.17 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 vs 0.817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1702 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1702 vs 1693

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 4600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
830
630
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
253
314
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2902
3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.872
8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
166.832
171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.817
1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.415
10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.916
12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
327
194
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Intel HD Graphics 4600
PassMark - G3D Mark 830 630
PassMark - G2D Mark 253 314
Geekbench - OpenCL 2902 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.872 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.832 171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.817 1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.415 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 36.916 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1693 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1693 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 327 194

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Intel HD Graphics 4600

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Generation 7.5
Code name GF108 Haswell GT2
Launch date 18 June 2014 3 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $59.99
Place in performance rating 1311 1359
Price now $54.99
Type Desktop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 20.48

Technical info

Core clock speed 700 MHz 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops 50 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 384 20
Texture fill rate 14.43 GTexel / s 5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 392 million
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 1

Technologies

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