Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GT 730A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 730A and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Vega 7 outperforms 730A by a whopping 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 990 | 620 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 23 |
| Power efficiency | 4.18 | 11.58 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK208 | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 July 2014 (12 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 719 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 23.01 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5522 TFLOPS | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 32 | 28 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
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 x8 | IGP |
| 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 | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | - |
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 | 5−6
−77.3%
| 22 |
| 1440p | 7−8
−75%
| 28 |
| 4K | 4−5
−77.8%
| 18 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18 | 18 |
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Battlefield 5 | 28 | 28 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14 | 14 |
| Far Cry 5 | 20 | 20 |
| Fortnite | 63 | 63 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 37 | 37 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| Valorant | 70−75 | 70−75 |
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Battlefield 5 | 23 | 23 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 58 | 58 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10 | 10 |
| Far Cry 5 | 18 | 18 |
| Far Cry 6 | 17 | 17 |
| Fortnite | 27 | 27 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35 | 35 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 17 | 17 |
| Metro Exodus | 13 | 13 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 23 | 23 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18 | 18 |
| Valorant | 73 | 73 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21 | 21 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9 | 9 |
| Far Cry 5 | 18 | 18 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27 | 27 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13 | 13 |
| Valorant | 25 | 25 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 14 | 14 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| Far Cry 6 | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| Metro Exodus | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| Valorant | 48 | 48 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10 | 9−10 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16 | 14−16 |
4K
High
| Atomic Heart | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 6 | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Valorant | 25 | 25 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 7−8 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7 | 6−7 |
This is how GT 730A and Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- Vega 7 is 340% faster in 1080p
- Vega 7 is 300% faster in 1440p
- Vega 7 is 350% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.77 | 6.69 |
| Recency | 1 July 2014 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 45 Watt |
GT 730A has 27% lower power consumption.
Vega 7, on the other hand, has a 278% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730A in performance tests.
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