GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs GT 730A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 730A with GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.
GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms GT 730A by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 899 | 661 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.04 | 2.89 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GK208 | GF116 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 15 March 2011 (13 years ago) |
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 | 384 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 719 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 23.01 | 25.06 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5522 TFLOPS | 0.6013 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 57.73 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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
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 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 2.1 |
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 | 1.92 | 4.41 |
| Recency | 1 July 2014 | 15 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 106 Watt |
GT 730A has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 221.2% lower power consumption.
GTS 450 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 129.7% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730A in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 730A is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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