UHD Graphics 730 vs GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and UHD Graphics 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms UHD Graphics 730 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 661 | 681 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 94 |
| Power efficiency | 2.89 | 19.21 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | Raptor Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year 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 | 192 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 783 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.06 | 18.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6013 TFLOPS | 0.5952 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 6 |
| TMUs | 32 | 12 |
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 2.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 902 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.73 GB/s | 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 | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Motherboard Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.41 | 4.15 |
| Recency | 15 March 2011 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 15 Watt |
GTS 450 Rev. 2 has a 6.3% higher aggregate performance score.
UHD Graphics 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 606.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and UHD Graphics 730.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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