NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 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 6 month(s) later
  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 64 Watt
  • 320x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
  • Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 36.916 vs 23.499
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 June 2014 vs 27 November 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt vs 64 Watt
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 36.916 vs 23.499

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

  • Around 51% higher core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 2.3x more texture fill rate: 33.9 billion / sec vs 14.43 GTexel / s
  • Around 17% better floating-point performance: 812.5 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1749 vs 830
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 368 vs 253
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4493 vs 2902
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.582 vs 10.872
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 364.463 vs 166.832
  • Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.254 vs 0.817
  • Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.386 vs 12.415
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2663 vs 1951
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3478 vs 1693
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2663 vs 1951
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3478 vs 1693
  • Around 67% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 545 vs 327
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1058 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion / sec vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1749 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 368 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL 4493 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.582 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 364.463 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.254 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.386 vs 12.415
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2663 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3478 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3332 vs 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2663 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3478 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3332 vs 3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 545 vs 327

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
830
1749
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
253
368
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2902
4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.872
12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
166.832
364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.817
1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.415
18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.916
23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
327
545
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
PassMark - G3D Mark 830 1749
PassMark - G2D Mark 253 368
Geekbench - OpenCL 2902 4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.872 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.832 364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.817 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.415 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 36.916 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1693 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1693 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 327 545

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF108 GK106
Launch date 18 June 2014 27 November 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $59.99 $109
Place in performance rating 1311 1003
Price now $54.99 $144.81
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 20.48 16.05

Technical info

Core clock speed 700 MHz 1058 MHz
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops 812.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 14.43 GTexel / s 33.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt 64 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 384

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini..., 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 5.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA