NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 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 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 3.5x lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 170 Watt
  • 266.7x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Launch date 18 June 2014 vs 10 May 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt vs 170 Watt
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

  • Around 40% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 7.1x more texture fill rate: 102.5 billion / sec vs 14.43 GTexel / s
  • 3.5x more pipelines: 1344 vs 384
  • 3.6x better floating-point performance: 2,459.5 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 6.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5345 vs 830
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 537 vs 253
  • 5.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15511 vs 2902
  • 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 41.613 vs 10.872
  • 5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 971.208 vs 166.832
  • 5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.281 vs 0.817
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 40.404 vs 12.415
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 86.208 vs 36.916
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7038 vs 1951
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3686 vs 1693
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3324
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7038 vs 1951
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3686 vs 1693
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3324
  • 5.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1839 vs 327
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion / sec vs 14.43 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1344 vs 384
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops vs 692.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5345 vs 830
PassMark - G2D Mark 537 vs 253
Geekbench - OpenCL 15511 vs 2902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.613 vs 10.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 971.208 vs 166.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.281 vs 0.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.404 vs 12.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 86.208 vs 36.916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7038 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3686 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 vs 3324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7038 vs 1951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3686 vs 1693
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 vs 3324
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1839 vs 327

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
830
5345
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
253
537
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2902
15511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.872
41.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
166.832
971.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.817
4.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.415
40.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.916
86.208
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1951
7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1693
3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3324
3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
327
1839
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
PassMark - G3D Mark 830 5345
PassMark - G2D Mark 253 537
Geekbench - OpenCL 2902 15511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.872 41.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.832 971.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.817 4.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.415 40.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 36.916 86.208
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1951 7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1693 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3324 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1951 7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1693 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3324 3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 327 1839

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF108 GK104
Launch date 18 June 2014 10 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $59.99 $399
Place in performance rating 1311 554
Price now $54.99 $474.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 20.48 13.20

Technical info

Core clock speed 700 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops 2,459.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1344
Texture fill rate 14.43 GTexel / s 102.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 49 Watt 170 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 3,540 million
Boost clock speed 980 MHz
CUDA cores 1344
Maximum GPU temperature 97 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
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 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None Two 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options 3-way

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

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