GeForce GT 730A vs GTX 1070 SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI with GeForce GT 730A, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1070 SLI outperforms GT 730A by a whopping 1868% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 126 | 912 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.70 | 4.02 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | GK208 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 July 2014 (10 years 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 cores | 3840 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 719 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 23.01 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.5522 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 1001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 16.02 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 data | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.5 |
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 | 118
+2260%
| 5−6
−2260%
|
| 4K | 56
+2700%
| 2−3
−2700%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 100−110
+2000%
|
5−6
−2000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+1875%
|
4−5
−1875%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 100−110
+2000%
|
5−6
−2000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+1983%
|
6−7
−1983%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+1875%
|
4−5
−1875%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+2140%
|
5−6
−2140%
|
| Fortnite | 280
+1900%
|
14−16
−1900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+2183%
|
6−7
−2183%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+1980%
|
5−6
−1980%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+1914%
|
7−8
−1914%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+2020%
|
10−11
−2020%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 100−110
+2000%
|
5−6
−2000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+1983%
|
6−7
−1983%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+1875%
|
4−5
−1875%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+1879%
|
14−16
−1879%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
| Dota 2 | 140−150
+1914%
|
7−8
−1914%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+2140%
|
5−6
−2140%
|
| Fortnite | 176
+2100%
|
8−9
−2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+2183%
|
6−7
−2183%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+1980%
|
5−6
−1980%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 87
+2075%
|
4−5
−2075%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80−85
+1975%
|
4−5
−1975%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+1914%
|
7−8
−1914%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 111
+2120%
|
5−6
−2120%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+2020%
|
10−11
−2020%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+1983%
|
6−7
−1983%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+1875%
|
4−5
−1875%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
| Dota 2 | 140−150
+1914%
|
7−8
−1914%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+2140%
|
5−6
−2140%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+2183%
|
6−7
−2183%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+1980%
|
5−6
−1980%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+1914%
|
7−8
−1914%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 73
+2333%
|
3−4
−2333%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+2020%
|
10−11
−2020%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 123
+1950%
|
6−7
−1950%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 240−250
+1925%
|
12−14
−1925%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+2233%
|
3−4
−2233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+2088%
|
8−9
−2088%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+1950%
|
12−14
−1950%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+2200%
|
4−5
−2200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
+2000%
|
4−5
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+1880%
|
5−6
−1880%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
+2000%
|
3−4
−2000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+2067%
|
3−4
−2067%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 90−95
+2200%
|
4−5
−2200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 81
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+2600%
|
2−3
−2600%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+2050%
|
10−11
−2050%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+2700%
|
2−3
−2700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+1980%
|
5−6
−1980%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+2150%
|
2−3
−2150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+2067%
|
3−4
−2067%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+2150%
|
2−3
−2150%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 38
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
This is how GTX 1070 SLI and GT 730A compete in popular games:
- GTX 1070 SLI is 2260% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1070 SLI is 2700% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.99 | 1.93 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 1 July 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 33 Watt |
GTX 1070 SLI has a 1868.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
GT 730A, on the other hand, has 809.1% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730A in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is a desktop card while GeForce GT 730A is a notebook one.
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