GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs GT 730 OEM

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data29.07
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 April 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 no data

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 cores3842560
Core clock speed902 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1492 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate28.86no data
Floating-point processing power0.6927 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs32no 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12_2
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA3.0-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 April 2015 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 730 OEM and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 730 OEM is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 OEM
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