9800 GTX vs GT 730

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Combined performance score

GT 730
2.15
+8.6%

GT 730 outperforms 9800 GTX by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking818846
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Value for money0.190.08
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF108G92
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 June 2014 (9 years old)28 March 2008 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$59.99 $299
Current price$77 (1.3x MSRP)$151 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 730 has 138% better value for money than 9800 GTX.

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 cores96128
CUDA coresno data128
Core clock speed700 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors585 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt140 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate11.2 GT/s43.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance268.8 gflops432.1 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).

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm10.5" (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-pin
SLI optionsno 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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s70.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI+Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1+

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.

GT 730 2.15
+8.6%
9800 GTX 1.98

GT 730 outperforms 9800 GTX by 9% in our combined 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%

GT 730 833
+8.3%
9800 GTX 769

GT 730 outperforms 9800 GTX by 8% 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 2.15 1.98
Recency 18 June 2014 28 March 2008
Cost $59.99 $299
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 140 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 730 and GeForce 9800 GTX. The differences in performance seem too small.


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