GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh vs GT 730 OEM

Primary details

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

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ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGK107GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 April 2015 (10 years ago)6 July 2022 (3 years 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 cores3842048
Core clock speed902 MHz622 MHz
Boost clock speedno data990 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate28.8663.36
Floating-point processing power0.6927 TFLOPS4.055 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs3264
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s144.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMINo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.6
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 April 2015 6 July 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 75 Watt

GT 730 OEM has 17.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 730 OEM and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 730 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh is a notebook one.

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