GeForce GT 730 vs Radeon R9 Fury

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 Fury and GeForce GT 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 Fury
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 275 Watt
24.55
+1047%

R9 Fury outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 1047% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking226869
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.070.19
Power efficiency6.233.05
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameFijiGF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 July 2015 (9 years ago)18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 $59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 Fury has 4147% 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 cores358496
Compute units56no data
Core clock speedno data700 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,900 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate224.011.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power7.168 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs644
TMUs22416

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors​2x 8-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)DDR3
High bandwidth memory (HBM)+no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+-
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.

R9 Fury 24.55
+1047%
GT 730 2.14

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.

R9 Fury 9555
+1046%
GT 730 834

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.

R9 Fury 14580
+1146%
GT 730 1170

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 HD89
+1171%
7−8
−1171%
1440p97
+1113%
8−9
−1113%
4K49
+1125%
4−5
−1125%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.17
+38.9%
8.57
−38.9%
1440p5.66
+32.5%
7.50
−32.5%
4K11.20
+33.9%
15.00
−33.9%
  • R9 Fury has 39% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • R9 Fury has 32% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • R9 Fury has 34% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1111%
9−10
−1111%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+1200%
5−6
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
Valorant 100−105
+1150%
8−9
−1150%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Dota 2 85−90
+1129%
7−8
−1129%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Fortnite 120−130
+1150%
10−11
−1150%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1111%
9−10
−1111%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+1114%
7−8
−1114%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+1200%
5−6
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+1200%
12−14
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Valorant 100−105
+1150%
8−9
−1150%
World of Tanks 268
+1176%
21−24
−1176%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Dota 2 130
+1200%
10−11
−1200%
Far Cry 5 101
+1163%
8−9
−1163%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+1111%
9−10
−1111%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+1200%
12−14
−1200%
Valorant 100−105
+1150%
8−9
−1150%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1150%
14−16
−1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
World of Tanks 158
+1217%
12−14
−1217%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1100%
6−7
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Valorant 65−70
+1240%
5−6
−1240%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Dota 2 47
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Grand Theft Auto V 47
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
World of Tanks 109
+1111%
9−10
−1111%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Dota 2 102
+1175%
8−9
−1175%
Far Cry 5 38
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Fortnite 35
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Valorant 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%

This is how R9 Fury and GT 730 compete in popular games:

  • R9 Fury is 1171% faster in 1080p
  • R9 Fury is 1113% faster in 1440p
  • R9 Fury is 1125% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.55 2.14
Recency 10 July 2015 18 June 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 49 Watt

R9 Fury has a 1047.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 730, on the other hand, has 461.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 Fury is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.


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