GeForce GT 730A vs GTX 1050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and GeForce GT 730A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.64
+503%

GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms GT 730A by a whopping 503% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking412905
Place by popularity98not in top-100
Power efficiency10.644.01
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGP107BGK208
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 July 2014 (10 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 cores640384
Core clock speed1354 MHz719 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt33 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.7223.01
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPS0.5522 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4032

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4000 MB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s16.02 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA+3.5

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p73
+508%
12−14
−508%
Full HD46
+557%
7−8
−557%
1440p24
+700%
3−4
−700%
4K15
+650%
2−3
−650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Battlefield 5 51
+538%
8−9
−538%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+567%
6−7
−567%
Far Cry 5 39
+550%
6−7
−550%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+533%
6−7
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+511%
9−10
−511%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+575%
4−5
−575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+560%
5−6
−560%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+650%
4−5
−650%
Battlefield 5 44
+529%
7−8
−529%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Far Cry 5 36
+620%
5−6
−620%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+550%
8−9
−550%
Metro Exodus 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+625%
4−5
−625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+550%
6−7
−550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Battlefield 5 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Far Cry 5 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+560%
5−6
−560%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+633%
3−4
−633%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Metro Exodus 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+750%
2−3
−750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Battlefield 5 26
+550%
4−5
−550%
Far Cry 5 21
+600%
3−4
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+700%
3−4
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+550%
4−5
−550%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Metro Exodus 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Battlefield 5 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry 5 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+650%
2−3
−650%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and GT 730A compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 508% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 557% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 700% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 650% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.64 1.93
Recency 3 January 2017 1 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 33 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has a 503.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 95.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GT 730A, on the other hand, has 127.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730A in performance tests.


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