GeForce GT 730 vs Radeon RX 560 Mobile

Place in the ranking	415	861
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.67	0.19
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Baffin	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2017 (7 years ago)	18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99.99	$59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 560 Mobile has 2884% 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	896	96
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	49 Watt
Texture fill rate	58.97	11.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power	1.887 TFLOPS	0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	56	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	25.6 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x 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.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	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.

RX 560 Mobile 11.29
+420%

GT 730 2.17

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.

RX 560 Mobile 5738
+390%

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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	42 +425%	8−9 −425%
4K	36 +500%	6−7 −500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+467%

3−4
−467%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +500%	6−7 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Far Cry 5	33 +450%	6−7 −450%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
Hitman 3	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +500%	10−11 −500%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +458%	12−14 −458%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +500%	6−7 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Far Cry 5	28 +460%	5−6 −460%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
Hitman 3	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +500%	10−11 −500%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +458%	12−14 −458%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Far Cry 5	21 +425%	4−5 −425%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
Hitman 3	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +500%	10−11 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 +567%	3−4 −567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +458%	12−14 −458%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

+520%

5−6
−520%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +430%	10−11 −430%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +492%	12−14 −492%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+533%

3−4
−533%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +467%	9−10 −467%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+900%

1−2

−900%

This is how RX 560 Mobile and GT 730 compete in popular games:

RX 560 Mobile is 425% faster in 1080p
RX 560 Mobile is 500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.29	2.17
Recency	5 January 2017	18 June 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	49 Watt

RX 560 Mobile has a 420.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 730, on the other hand, has 12.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 560 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 730 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.