GeForce GT 730 vs 840A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 840A with GeForce GT 730, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 840A
2014
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.91
+34.7%

840A outperforms GT 730 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking786863
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.19
Power efficiency6.053.02
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM108GF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 March 2014 (10 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 speed1029 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate17.9811.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs1616

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 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 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

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 840A 2.91
+34.7%
GT 730 2.16

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 840A 1123
+34.8%
GT 730 833

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 840A 5596
+92%
GT 730 2914

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 2.91 2.16
Recency 17 March 2014 18 June 2014
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 49 Watt

GeForce 840A has a 34.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 48.5% lower power consumption.

GT 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

The GeForce 840A is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 840A is a notebook card while GeForce GT 730 is a desktop one.


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