GeForce GT 730 vs 9800M GT SLI

Place in performance ranking	858	823
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	0.19
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59.99
Current price	$545	$77 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 730 has 111% better value for money than 9800M GT SLI.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	96
Core clock speed	500 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	49 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	11.2 GT/s
Floating-point performance	no data	268.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GT SLI and GeForce GT 730 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Battlefield 5	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Hitman 3	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Battlefield 5	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Hitman 3	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	1−2
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.96	2.16
Recency	15 July 2008	18 June 2014
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	49 Watt