GeForce GT 730 vs GTX 680MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 680MX with GeForce GT 730, including specs and performance data.

GTX 680MX
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
8.04
+332%

GTX 680MX outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 332% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking483877
Place by popularitynot in top-10035
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.19
Power efficiency5.213.00
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameno dataGF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores153696
Core clock speed720 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors3540 Million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate92.2 billion/sec11.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data16

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s25.6 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision+-
Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA+2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 680MX 8.04
+332%
GT 730 1.86

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 680MX 3593
+331%
GT 730 833

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 680MX 12225
+321%
GT 730 2902

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 680MX 11307
+322%
GT 730 2682

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 680MX 36
+260%
GT 730 10

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:

Full HD55
+358%
12−14
−358%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+383%
6−7
−383%
Fortnite 50−55
+342%
12−14
−342%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Valorant 85−90
+378%
18−20
−378%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+350%
30−33
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Dota 2 60−65
+357%
14−16
−357%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+383%
6−7
−383%
Fortnite 50−55
+342%
12−14
−342%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+371%
7−8
−371%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+333%
6−7
−333%
Valorant 85−90
+378%
18−20
−378%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Dota 2 60−65
+357%
14−16
−357%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+383%
6−7
−383%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+375%
8−9
−375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Valorant 85−90
+378%
18−20
−378%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+342%
12−14
−342%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+379%
14−16
−379%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+340%
10−11
−340%
Valorant 95−100
+367%
21−24
−367%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Valorant 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

This is how GTX 680MX and GT 730 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 680MX is 358% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.04 1.86
Recency 23 October 2012 18 June 2014
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 49 Watt

GTX 680MX has a 332.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 149% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 680MX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680MX is a notebook card while GeForce GT 730 is a desktop one.

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