GeForce GT 730 vs GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and GeForce GT 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Rev. 2
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
10.77
+399%

GTX 780 Rev. 2 outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 399% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking429863
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.300.19
Power efficiency2.953.02
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK110BGF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has 584% 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 cores230496
Core clock speed863 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate173.211.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs484
TMUs19216

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.52.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.77 2.16
Recency 10 September 2013 18 June 2014
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 49 Watt

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has a 398.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 410.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.


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