GeForce GT 730 vs Radeon RX 580 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 Mobile with GeForce GT 730, including specs and performance data.

RX 580 Mobile
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
18.60
+799%

RX 580 Mobile outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 799% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking292869
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.720.19
Power efficiency13.413.05
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code namePolaris 20GF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)18 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$301.69 $59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 580 Mobile has 11858% 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 speed1000 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1077 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate155.111.2 GT/s
Floating-point processing power4.963 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs14416

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 speed2000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
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.

RX 580 Mobile 18.60
+799%
GT 730 2.07

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.

RX 580 Mobile 11261
+862%
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 HD78
+875%
8−9
−875%
4K31
+933%
3−4
−933%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.87
+93.9%
7.50
−93.9%
4K9.73
+105%
20.00
−105%
  • RX 580 Mobile has 94% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 580 Mobile has 105% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+933%
6−7
−933%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+811%
9−10
−811%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+940%
5−6
−940%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+960%
5−6
−960%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%
Valorant 75−80
+888%
8−9
−888%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+933%
6−7
−933%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Dota 2 66
+843%
7−8
−843%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+829%
7−8
−829%
Fortnite 68
+871%
7−8
−871%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+811%
9−10
−811%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+940%
5−6
−940%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+933%
6−7
−933%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+960%
5−6
−960%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 198
+843%
21−24
−843%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+871%
7−8
−871%
Valorant 75−80
+888%
8−9
−888%
World of Tanks 220−230
+850%
24−27
−850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+933%
6−7
−933%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Dota 2 69
+886%
7−8
−886%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+829%
7−8
−829%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+811%
9−10
−811%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+940%
5−6
−940%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 58
+867%
6−7
−867%
Valorant 75−80
+888%
8−9
−888%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+883%
12−14
−883%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
World of Tanks 130−140
+850%
14−16
−850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+940%
5−6
−940%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+900%
5−6
−900%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Valorant 50−55
+900%
5−6
−900%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Dota 2 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+867%
6−7
−867%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Dota 2 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Fortnite 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Valorant 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and GT 730 compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 Mobile is 875% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 Mobile is 933% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.60 2.07
Recency 18 April 2017 18 June 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 49 Watt

RX 580 Mobile has a 798.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 730, on the other hand, has 104.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 730 is a desktop one.


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