NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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 GTX 550 Ti

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 116 Watt
Around 56% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1026 MHz
Around 2% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 327 vs 322

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 June 2014 vs 15 March 2011
Pipelines	384 vs 192
Floating-point performance	692.7 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt vs 116 Watt
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 1026 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3324 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3324 vs 3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	327 vs 322

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

2.6x more core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 700 MHz
2x more texture fill rate: 28.8 billion / sec vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1557 vs 830
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 382 vs 253
Around 98% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5750 vs 2902
Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.461 vs 10.872
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 354.392 vs 166.832
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.125 vs 0.817
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.511 vs 12.415
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.941 vs 36.916
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2488 vs 1951
Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3351 vs 1693
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2488 vs 1951
Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3351 vs 1693

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1800 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion / sec vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1557 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark	382 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL	5750 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.461 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	354.392 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.125 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.511 vs 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.941 vs 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2488 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3351 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2488 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3351 vs 1693

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

830

1557

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

253

382

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2902

5750

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.872

18.461

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

166.832

354.392

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.817

1.125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.415

18.511

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.916

41.941

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1951

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3324

3322

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1951

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1693

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3324

3322

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

327

322

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	830	1557
PassMark - G2D Mark	253	382
Geekbench - OpenCL	2902	5750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.872	18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	166.832	354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.817	1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.415	18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	36.916	41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1951	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1693	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3324	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1951	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1693	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3324	3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	327	322

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 730	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GF108	GF116
Launch date	18 June 2014	15 March 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	$149
Place in performance rating	1311	1019
Price now	$54.99	$287.59
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	20.48	7.49
Technical info
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1800 MHz
Floating-point performance	692.7 gflops	691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	384	192
Texture fill rate	14.43 GTexel / s	28.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt	116 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	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	8.25" (21 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (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	98.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1026 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI