GeForce GT 730A vs 8800 GTX

Place in performance ranking	927	862
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.02	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code name	G80	GK208
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 November 2006 (17 years old)	1 July 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data
Current price	$357 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	384
CUDA cores	575	no data
Core clock speed	576 MHz	719 MHz
Number of transistors	681 million	915 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	33 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.8 billion/sec	23.01
Floating-point performance	345.6 gflops	552.2 gflops

Size and 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 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	270 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

Memory

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	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	16.02 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

8800 GTX 1.52

GT 730A 1.92
+26.3%

GT 730A outperforms 8800 GTX by 26% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

8800 GTX 590

GT 730A 742
+25.8%

GT 730A outperforms 8800 GTX by 26% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	1.52	1.92
Recency	8 November 2006	1 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	33 Watt