GeForce GT 730 vs GT 430

Place in the ranking	970	863
Place by popularity	not in top-100	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	0.19
Power efficiency	2.18	3.02
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF108	GF108
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)	18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 730 has 280% better value for money than GT 430.

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 cores	96	96
CUDA cores per GPU	96	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	11.20	11.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	16	16

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	145 mm
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 - 28.8 GB/s	25.6 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 Connectors	HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

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.

GT 430 1.56

GT 730 2.16
+38.5%

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.

GT 430 600

GT 730 833
+38.8%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 430 720

GT 730 1170
+62.5%

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.

GT 430 2240

GT 730 2915
+30.1%

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GT 430 3

GT 730 10
+233%

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

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%