GeForce GT 730 vs GTX 1080 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with GeForce GT 730, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
35.61
+1549%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 1549% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking126823
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluation91.800.19
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN17E-G3GF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 $59.99
Current price$230 (0.5x MSRP)$77 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Mobile has 48216% better value for money than GT 730.

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 cores256096
CUDA cores2560no data
Core clock speed1607 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate283.411.2 GT/s
Floating-point performance9,068 gflops268.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile and GeForce GT 730 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

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 amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s25.6 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA+2.1

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.

GTX 1080 Mobile 35.61
+1549%
GT 730 2.16

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms GT 730 by 1549% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 Mobile 21394
+1729%
GT 730 1170

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms GT 730 by 1729% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD116
+1557%
7−8
−1557%
1440p69
+1625%
4−5
−1625%
4K54
+1700%
3−4
−1700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1933%
3−4
−1933%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 59
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+1850%
4−5
−1850%
Battlefield 5 115
+1817%
6−7
−1817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1933%
3−4
−1933%
Far Cry 5 97
+1840%
5−6
−1840%
Far Cry New Dawn 129
+1743%
7−8
−1743%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+1700%
6−7
−1700%
Hitman 3 91
+1720%
5−6
−1720%
Horizon Zero Dawn 194
+1840%
10−11
−1840%
Metro Exodus 140
+1650%
8−9
−1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+1740%
5−6
−1740%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+1588%
8−9
−1588%
Watch Dogs: Legion 77
+1825%
4−5
−1825%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Battlefield 5 107
+1683%
6−7
−1683%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 86
+1620%
5−6
−1620%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1933%
3−4
−1933%
Far Cry 5 102
+1600%
6−7
−1600%
Far Cry New Dawn 100
+1567%
6−7
−1567%
Forza Horizon 4 195
+1850%
10−11
−1850%
Hitman 3 75
+1775%
4−5
−1775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 186
+1760%
10−11
−1760%
Metro Exodus 105
+1650%
6−7
−1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+1640%
5−6
−1640%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+1588%
8−9
−1588%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+1675%
8−9
−1675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 149
+1556%
9−10
−1556%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+1667%
3−4
−1667%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1933%
3−4
−1933%
Far Cry 5 77
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+1600%
6−7
−1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 123
+1657%
7−8
−1657%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+1588%
8−9
−1588%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+1600%
3−4
−1600%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+1560%
5−6
−1560%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+1900%
4−5
−1900%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+1600%
5−6
−1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 46
+2200%
2−3
−2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Far Cry 5 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+1640%
5−6
−1640%
Hitman 3 54
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+1680%
5−6
−1680%
Metro Exodus 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+1600%
5−6
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+1700%
4−5
−1700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Hitman 3 34
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+1600%
3−4
−1600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+1933%
3−4
−1933%
Horizon Zero Dawn 54
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Metro Exodus 45
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and GT 730 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 1557% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 1625% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 1700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.61 2.16
Recency 16 August 2016 18 June 2014
Cost $499.99 $59.99
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 49 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 730 is a desktop one.


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