ASUS GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5
Its passive cooling design enables a completely silent 0dB operation, making it ideal for noise-sensitive environments. The low-profile form factor with included brackets and 38W TDP allows it to fit into slimline home theater PCs without needing extra power cables. This card is best for users building a quiet HTPC who need basic multi-monitor support from a reliable, passively cooled GPU.
GPU GeForce GT 730
VRAM 2GB GDDR5
Boost Clock 927 MHz
TDP 49 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
15 Overall Score
Price R$1,162
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average compute (5th percentile)
- Below average vram (7th percentile)
- Below average ai (7th percentile)
- Below average rt (8th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
62/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 5 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 730 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Kepler |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 40 |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
| Bandwidth | 25.6 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 902 |
| Boost Clock | 927 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 825 |
| GPU Compute | 510 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 49 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
Physical
| Length | 165 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | No |
| DirectX | 11 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce GT 730 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 927 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 49 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce GT 730 | 7.1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4.7 | 11.2 | 20.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 18.2 | 78.4 | 93.9 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.2 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.7 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.1 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 88 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 80.2 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 85.8 | 52.6 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 44.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 82.6 | 18 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall14.7
- AI/LLM4.9
- Budget69.2
- Gaming 4k9
- Ray Tracing9.5
- Workstation9.5
- Gaming 1080p17
- Gaming 1440p13.7
- Content Creation8.1
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