GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q vs GT 730

Place in performance ranking	823	227
Place by popularity	17	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.19	16.08
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GF108	N18E-G0
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 June 2014 (10 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	$229
Current price	$77 (1.3x MSRP)	$1037 (4.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has 8363% better value for money than GT 730.

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	1536
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1335 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	11.2 GT/s	128.2
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 730 and GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.1	7.5

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.

GT 730 2.16

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.82
+956%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q outperforms GT 730 by 956% based on our aggregate 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

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 8814
+957%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q outperforms GT 730 by 957% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 730 1170

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 13355
+1041%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q outperforms GT 730 by 1041% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	7−8 −1057%	81 +1057%
4K	3−4 −967%	32 +967%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
−846%

350−400

+846%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 −882%	550−600 +882%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −926%	400−450 +926%
Battlefield 5	88 −923%	900−950 +923%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 −900%	700−750 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −846%	350−400 +846%
Far Cry 5	92 −933%	950−1000 +933%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −900%	600−650 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −940%	1050−1100 +940%
Hitman 3	45−50 −878%	450−500 +878%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130 −938%	1350−1400 +938%
Metro Exodus	120 −942%	1250−1300 +942%
Red Dead Redemption 2	92 −933%	950−1000 +933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −939%	800−850 +939%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −885%	650−700 +885%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 −880%	500−550 +880%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −926%	400−450 +926%
Battlefield 5	84 −912%	850−900 +912%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	66 −885%	650−700 +885%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −846%	350−400 +846%
Far Cry 5	77 −939%	800−850 +939%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −900%	600−650 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −940%	1050−1100 +940%
Hitman 3	45−50 −878%	450−500 +878%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −956%	950−1000 +956%
Metro Exodus	86 −947%	900−950 +947%
Red Dead Redemption 2	78 −926%	800−850 +926%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −939%	800−850 +939%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 −933%	950−1000 +933%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −885%	650−700 +885%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 −852%	400−450 +852%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −926%	400−450 +926%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 −900%	500−550 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −846%	350−400 +846%
Far Cry 5	54 −919%	550−600 +919%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −940%	1050−1100 +940%
Horizon Zero Dawn	79 −913%	800−850 +913%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −939%	800−850 +939%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 −880%	500−550 +880%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 −885%	650−700 +885%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−942%

750−800
+942%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −947%	450−500 +947%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −857%	450−500 +857%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −942%	250−260 +942%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −945%	230−240 +945%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −900%	300−310 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −900%	140−150 +900%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −926%	400−450 +926%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −900%	450−500 +900%
Hitman 3	27−30 −937%	280−290 +937%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −857%	450−500 +857%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −947%	450−500 +947%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −920%	500−550 +920%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −937%	280−290 +937%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −900%	160−170 +900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−953%

400−450
+953%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −945%	230−240 +945%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −956%	190−200 +956%
Hitman 3	18−20 −956%	190−200 +956%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −938%	270−280 +938%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −900%	160−170 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −868%	300−310 +868%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −900%	140−150 +900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −900%	120−130 +900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −900%	130−140 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −900%	130−140 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −868%	300−310 +868%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −938%	270−280 +938%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −945%	230−240 +945%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −900%	100−105 +900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−950%

210−220
+950%

This is how GT 730 and GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 1057% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 967% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.16	22.82
Recency	18 June 2014	23 April 2019
Cost	$59.99	$229
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	60 Watt