NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M vs Intel HD Graphics 4600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M 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 730M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Around 80% higher core clock speed: 719 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 2.3x more texture fill rate: 11.5 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
  • 19.2x more pipelines: 384 vs 20
  • 11x better floating-point performance: 552.2 gflops vs 50 gflops
  • Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 812 vs 630
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 11.854 vs 10.385
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 30.631 vs 12.361
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1654 vs 988
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2370 vs 1702
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 2808
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1654 vs 988
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2370 vs 1702
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 2808
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 March 2014 vs 3 June 2013
Core clock speed 719 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 11.5 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 20
Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops vs 50 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 812 vs 630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.854 vs 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 30.631 vs 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1654 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2370 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1654 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2370 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 2808

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4600

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 174
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3210 vs 2975
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.844 vs 7.814
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 171.17 vs 162.583
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.115 vs 0.798
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 vs 174
Geekbench - OpenCL 3210 vs 2975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.844 vs 7.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 171.17 vs 162.583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 vs 0.798

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
812
630
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
174
314
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2975
3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.814
8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
162.583
171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.798
1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.854
10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.631
12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1654
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2370
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1654
988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2370
1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
2808
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M Intel HD Graphics 4600
PassMark - G3D Mark 812 630
PassMark - G2D Mark 174 314
Geekbench - OpenCL 2975 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.814 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 162.583 171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.798 1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.854 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 30.631 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1654 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2370 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1654 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2370 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 194

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M Intel HD Graphics 4600

Essentials

Architecture Kepler 2.0 Generation 7.5
Code name GK208 Haswell GT2
Launch date 6 March 2014 3 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1320 1359
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 719 MHz 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops 50 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 384 20
Texture fill rate 11.5 GTexel / s 5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 392 million
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz

Video outputs and ports

7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Interface PCIe 2.0 x8 PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12 API 12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 0 1
Standard memory configuration DDR3 / GDDR5

Technologies

3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
TXAA
Quick Sync