GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs GT 730M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 730M with GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms GT 730M by a whopping 1850% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 828 | 90 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.06 | 24.30 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | TU106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 7 December 2021 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $1000 | $530 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 2060 12 GB has 40400% better value for money than GT 730M.
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 | 384 | 2176 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 184 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 23.20 | 224.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 552.2 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 730M and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB 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 | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | DDR3/GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 - 2000 MHz | 14 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 336.0 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP content protection | + | no data |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | no data |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu-Ray 3D Support | + | no data |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
| 3D Vision / 3DTV Play | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 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.
RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms GT 730M by 1850% 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%
RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms GT 730M by 1850% in Passmark.
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 | 24
−1775%
| 450−500
+1775%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1775%
|
150−160
+1775%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−1775%
|
300−310
+1775%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−1800%
|
190−200
+1800%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−1829%
|
270−280
+1829%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1775%
|
150−160
+1775%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−1775%
|
300−310
+1775%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−1800%
|
190−200
+1800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−1829%
|
270−280
+1829%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1775%
|
150−160
+1775%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−1775%
|
300−310
+1775%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−1800%
|
190−200
+1800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−1829%
|
270−280
+1829%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1757%
|
130−140
+1757%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
−1733%
|
110−120
+1733%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−1800%
|
95−100
+1800%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
This is how GT 730M and RTX 2060 12 GB compete in popular games:
- RTX 2060 12 GB is 1775% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.11 | 41.14 |
| Recency | 1 January 2013 | 7 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 184 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 730M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB 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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