GeForce GT 730 vs Radeon R7 250X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 250X and GeForce GT 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 250X
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
5.89
+173%

R7 250X outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking593863
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.630.19
Power efficiency5.053.02
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameCape VerdeGF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 $59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 250X has 232% 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 cores64096
Core clock speedno data700 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate38.0011.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power1.216 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs4016

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length210 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone

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 width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s25.6 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
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. 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.

R7 250X 5.89
+173%
GT 730 2.16

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.

R7 250X 2268
+172%
GT 730 833

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.

R7 250X 2860
+144%
GT 730 1170

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 5.89 2.16
Recency 13 February 2014 18 June 2014
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 49 Watt

R7 250X has a 172.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 63.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 250X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.


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