Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs GeForce GT 730

Place in the ranking	870	430
Place by popularity	34	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.19	no data
Power efficiency	3.05	11.46
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF108	Polaris 21
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 June 2014 (10 years ago)	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	96	1024
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1275 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1202 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	11.2 GT/s	81.60
Floating-point processing power	0.2688 TFLOPS	2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	16	64

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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1450 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	92.8 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	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 2.02

RX 560X Mobile 10.10
+400%

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.

GT 730 1170

RX 560X Mobile 6329
+441%

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

6−7

−467%

34
+467%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

10.00

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18 +0%	18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +0%	23 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35 +0%	35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	51 +0%	51 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35 +0%	35 +0%
Metro Exodus	39 +0%	39 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	47 +0%	47 +0%
Valorant	50 +0%	50 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	44 +0%	44 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +0%	15 +0%
Dota 2	47 +0%	47 +0%
Far Cry 5	28 +0%	28 +0%
Fortnite	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	42 +0%	42 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 +0%	36 +0%
Metro Exodus	26 +0%	26 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	101 +0%	101 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
World of Tanks	122 +0%	122 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31 +0%	31 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +0%	7 +0%
Dota 2	66 +0%	66 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	37 +0%	37 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	21 +0%	21 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	29 +0%	29 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how GT 730 and RX 560X Mobile compete in popular games:

RX 560X Mobile is 467% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.02	10.10
Recency	18 June 2014	11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	65 Watt

GT 730 has 32.7% lower power consumption.

RX 560X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 560X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 730 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 560X Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.