L4 vs GeForce GT 730A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 730A with L4, including specs and performance data.

GT 730A
2014
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
1.92

L4 outperforms GT 730A by a whopping 1455% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking902188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.0228.66
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK208AD104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 July 2014 (10 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 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 cores3847424
Core clock speed719 MHz795 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2040 MHz
Number of transistors915 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt72 Watt
Texture fill rate23.01489.6
Floating-point processing power0.5522 TFLOPS30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs880
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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data169 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s300.1 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API 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
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.58.9

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 730A 1.92
L4 29.85
+1455%

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
L4 11518
+1452%

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 1.92 29.85
Recency 1 July 2014 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 72 Watt

GT 730A has 118.2% lower power consumption.

L4, on the other hand, has a 1454.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The L4 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 730A is a notebook card while L4 is a workstation 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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