NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM 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 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 3.9x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1536 MB
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3325
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3325
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 March 2014 vs 22 August 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1536 MB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 823 MHz vs 719 MHz
  • 7.4x more texture fill rate: 85.25 GTexel / s vs 11.5 GTexel / s
  • 3x more pipelines: 1152 vs 384
  • 3.7x better floating-point performance: 2,046 gflops vs 552.2 gflops
  • 3.1x more memory clock speed: 5600 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • 4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 32.718 vs 7.814
  • 6.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1021.371 vs 162.583
  • 3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.143 vs 0.798
  • 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 56.509 vs 11.854
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 67.697 vs 30.631
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5983 vs 1654
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3665 vs 2370
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5983 vs 1654
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3665 vs 2370
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 823 MHz vs 719 MHz
Texture fill rate 85.25 GTexel / s vs 11.5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1152 vs 384
Floating-point performance 2,046 gflops vs 552.2 gflops
Memory clock speed 5600 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 32.718 vs 7.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1021.371 vs 162.583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.143 vs 0.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 56.509 vs 11.854
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.697 vs 30.631
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5983 vs 1654
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3665 vs 2370
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5983 vs 1654
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3665 vs 2370

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.814
32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
162.583
1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.798
3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.854
56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.631
67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1654
5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2370
3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1654
5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2370
3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3325
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 812
PassMark - G2D Mark 174
Geekbench - OpenCL 2975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.814 32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 162.583 1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.798 3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.854 56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 30.631 67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1654 5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2370 3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1654 5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2370 3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Kepler 2.0 Kepler
Code name GK208 GK104
Launch date 6 March 2014 22 August 2012
Place in performance rating 1320 811
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 719 MHz 823 MHz
Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops 2,046 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1152
Texture fill rate 11.5 GTexel / s 85.25 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 130 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,540 million
Boost clock speed 888 MHz

Video outputs and ports

7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Length 241 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 API 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 5600 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0
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