GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile vs GT 730A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 730A and GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 730A
2014
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
1.75

RTX 5080 Mobile outperforms GT 730A by a whopping 3689% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking95224
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.0463.10
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGK208GB203
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 July 2014 (10 years ago)2 April 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores3847680
Core clock speed719 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors915 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate23.01360.0
Floating-point processing power0.5522 TFLOPS23.04 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs32240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16

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 typeDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s896.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

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 Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA3.512.0
DLSS-+

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.

GT 730A 1.75
RTX 5080 Mobile 66.30
+3689%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 730A 742
RTX 5080 Mobile 28084
+3685%

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 HD4−5
−3850%
158
+3850%
1440p2−3
−5300%
108
+5300%
4K2−3
−3850%
79
+3850%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 345
+0%
345
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 273
+0%
273
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 203
+0%
203
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 205
+0%
205
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 156
+0%
156
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 178
+0%
178
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

This is how GT 730A and RTX 5080 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 3850% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 5300% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 3850% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 49 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 66.30
Recency 1 July 2014 2 April 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 80 Watt

GT 730A has 142.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3688.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730A in performance tests.

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