NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
Around 15% better floating-point performance: 692.7 gflops vs 601.3 gflops
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 106 Watt
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 36.916 vs 27.656

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 June 2014 vs 13 September 2010
Pipelines	384 vs 192
Floating-point performance	692.7 gflops vs 601.3 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt vs 106 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	36.916 vs 27.656

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

2.2x more core clock speed: 1566 MHz vs 700 MHz
Around 74% higher texture fill rate: 25.1 billion / sec vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz vs 1600 MHz
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1322 vs 830
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 310 vs 253
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4907 vs 2902
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.758 vs 10.872
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 302.509 vs 166.832
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.965 vs 0.817
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 14.925 vs 12.415
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2160 vs 1951
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3365 vs 1693
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2160 vs 1951
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3365 vs 1693

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1566 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate	25.1 billion / sec vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1322 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark	310 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL	4907 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.758 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	302.509 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.965 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.925 vs 12.415
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2160 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3365 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3325 vs 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2160 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3365 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3325 vs 3324

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

830

1322

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

253

310

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2902

4907

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.872

14.758

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

166.832

302.509

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.817

0.965

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.415

14.925

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.916

27.656

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1951

2160

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3324

3325

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1951

2160

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3324

3325

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
PassMark - G3D Mark	830	1322
PassMark - G2D Mark	253	310
Geekbench - OpenCL	2902	4907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.872	14.758
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	166.832	302.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.817	0.965
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.415	14.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	36.916	27.656
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1951	2160
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1693	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3324	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1951	2160
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1693	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3324	3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	327	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Fermi
Code name	GF108	GF106
Launch date	18 June 2014	13 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	$129
Place in performance rating	1311	1130
Price now	$54.99	$64.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	20.48	26.46
Technical info
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1566 MHz
Floating-point performance	692.7 gflops	601.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	384	192
Texture fill rate	14.43 GTexel / s	25.1 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt	106 Watt
Transistor count	585 million	1,170 million
CUDA cores		192
Maximum GPU temperature		100 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB / s	57.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI