GeForce 8800 GS vs GT 730

Place in performance ranking	819	1090
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.19	0.01
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GF108	G92
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 June 2014 (9 years ago)	31 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	no data
Current price	$77 (1.3x MSRP)	$145

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 730 has 1800% better value for money than 8800 GS.

Detailed Specifications

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	96	96
Core clock speed	700 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	105 Watt
Texture fill rate	11.2 GT/s	26.40
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	264 gflops

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 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	145 mm	229 mm
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	384 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.4 GB/s

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.1	1.1

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
+153%

8800 GS 0.85

GT 730 outperforms 8800 GS by 153% 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%

GT 730 834
+153%

8800 GS 330

GT 730 outperforms 8800 GS by 153% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	2.15	0.85
Recency	18 June 2014	31 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	384 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	105 Watt