GeForce GT 730 vs GRID M40

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M40 with GeForce GT 730, including specs and performance data.

GRID M40
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
4.27
+97.7%

GRID M40 outperforms GT 730 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking678863
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.19
Power efficiency5.853.02
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM107GF108
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 May 2016 (8 years ago)18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38496
Core clock speed1033 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate33.0611.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power0.7933 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs3216

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.02.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.27 2.16
Recency 18 May 2016 18 June 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 49 Watt

GRID M40 has a 97.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 730, on the other hand, has 2% lower power consumption.

The GRID M40 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M40 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 730 is a desktop one.


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