GeForce GT 730 OEM vs GTX 460 SE
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 619 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.09 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.39 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 November 2010 (14 years ago) | 9 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | $89 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 288 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 64 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 104 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 31.20 | 28.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7488 TFLOPS | 0.6927 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 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).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 145 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 40.1 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.
| Number of display connectors | 2 | no data |
| Display Connectors | 2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| 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 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 November 2010 | 9 April 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 64 Watt |
GT 730 OEM has an age advantage of 4 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 134.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 SE and GeForce GT 730 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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