UHD Graphics 730 vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM and UHD Graphics 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 660 OEM
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 130 Watt
3.36

UHD Graphics 730 outperforms GTX 660 OEM by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking736687
Place by popularitynot in top-10082
Power efficiency1.7719.01
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGK104Raptor Lake GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 August 2012 (12 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 cores1152192
Core clock speed823 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed888 MHz1550 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate85.2518.60
Floating-point processing power2.046 TFLOPS0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs326
TMUs9612

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Ring Bus
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1400 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortMotherboard Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.0-

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 3.36 4.16
Recency 22 August 2012 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 has a 23.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.


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