GeForce GT 730 vs Radeon R7 250E
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 250E and GeForce GT 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R7 250E outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 665 | 855 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 34 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.14 | 0.19 |
| Power efficiency | 5.50 | 3.05 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | GF108 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 20 December 2013 (10 years ago) | 18 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | $59.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
R7 250E has 500% better value for money than GT 730.
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 | 512 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 49 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.60 | 11.2 GT/s |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8192 TFLOPS | 0.2688 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 25.6 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.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
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 | 4.37 | 2.16 |
| Recency | 20 December 2013 | 18 June 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 49 Watt |
R7 250E has a 102.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GT 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 12.2% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R7 250E is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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