NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Combined performance score

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
4.48
+108%

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GT 730 by 108% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking617818
Place by popularity3619
Value for moneyno data0.19
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeGF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years old)18 June 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$59.99
Current priceno data$77 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores51296
Core clock speedno data700 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data585 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rateno data11.2 GT/s
Floating-point performanceno data268.8 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GeForce GT 730 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.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data2.1

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.48
+108%
GT 730 2.15

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GT 730 by 108% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381
+104%
GT 730 1170

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GT 730 by 104% 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 HD18
+125%
8−9
−125%
4K10
+150%
4−5
−150%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+125%
4−5
−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
Battlefield 5 24
+140%
10−11
−140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+129%
7−8
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+117%
6−7
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+117%
12−14
−117%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+140%
5−6
−140%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 22
+120%
10−11
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+114%
14−16
−114%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Metro Exodus 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+117%
6−7
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+167%
3−4
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 23
+130%
10−11
−130%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+130%
10−11
−130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+167%
3−4
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+125%
4−5
−125%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and GT 730 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 125% faster than GT 730

4K resolution:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 150% faster than GT 730

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.48 2.15
Recency 26 October 2017 18 June 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 49 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while GeForce GT 730 is a desktop one.


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

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