GeForce GT 730 vs GTS 450

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 and GeForce GT 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
3.42
+58.3%

GTS 450 outperforms GT 730 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking730863
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.660.19
Power efficiency2.213.02
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF106GF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 September 2010 (14 years ago)18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 $59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 450 has 247% better value for money than GT 730.

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 cores19296
Core clock speed783 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature100 °Cno data
Texture fill rate25.0611.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs3216

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length210 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1804 (3608 data rate) MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.7 GB/s25.6 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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
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.

GTS 450 3.42
+58.3%
GT 730 2.16

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.

GTS 450 1317
+58.1%
GT 730 833

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.

GTS 450 1545
+32.1%
GT 730 1170

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTS 450 4923
+69%
GT 730 2913

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTS 450 15
+50%
GT 730 10

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:

900p30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Full HD38
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%
1200p27
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.392.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how GTS 450 and GT 730 compete in popular games:

  • GTS 450 is 67% faster in 900p
  • GTS 450 is 58% faster in 1080p
  • GTS 450 is 69% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.42 2.16
Recency 13 September 2010 18 June 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 49 Watt

GTS 450 has a 58.3% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 116.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTS 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.


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