GeForce GT 730 vs GTX 470M

Place in performance ranking	594	823
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.63	0.19
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N11E-GT	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 November 2010 (13 years ago)	18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59.99
Current price	$78	$77 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470M has 232% 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 cores	288	96
Core clock speed	535 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	49 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.7 billion/sec	11.2 GT/s
Floating-point performance	616.3 gflops	268.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 470M 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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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 type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	60.0 GB/s	25.6 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/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 470M 5.06
+134%

GT 730 2.16

GTX 470M outperforms GT 730 by 134% 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%

GTX 470M 1953
+134%

GT 730 834

GTX 470M outperforms GT 730 by 134% 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:

900p	34 +143%	14−16 −143%
Full HD	46 +156%	18−20 −156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Hitman 3	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Hitman 3	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+180%

5−6
−180%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Hitman 3	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+200%

3−4

−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1