Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
The 40nm Fermi-based GT 730 chip with 384 CUDA cores and a 902MHz boost clock provides basic display outputs, while its 38W TDP allows for a simple single-fan, low-profile design. The card’s 2GB of DDR3 VRAM on a 64-bit bus is sufficient for adding legacy D-Sub, DVI-D, and HDMI connectivity to systems lacking integrated graphics. This is best for office PCs or home theater setups needing multi-monitor support, not for modern 1080p gaming or AI workloads.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average vram (5th percentile)
- Below average ai (7th percentile)
- Below average rt (9th percentile)
- Below average raster (10th 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.
Based on 19 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 | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
| Bandwidth | 25.6 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 384 |
| Base Clock | 902 |
| Boost Clock | 902 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 823 |
| GPU Compute | 510 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 38 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 |
Physical
| Length | 167 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.2 kg / 0.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 11.2 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2-GAMING | ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-B50610H-10A | EVGA XC3 08G-P5-3755-KL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Vram | 2GB DDR3 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 902 | 2535 | 2535 | 1785 | 2602 | 1770 |
| Tdp W | 38 | 145 | 145 | 200 | 180 | 220 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 128 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 5 | 10.1 | 20.9 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 57.6 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 78 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.7 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.6 | 56.3 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 0 | 85.5 | 94 | 71.6 |
| PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O Compare | 40.7 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.6 | 56.3 | 89.9 | 44.4 | 86.4 | 85.5 | 94 | 95.3 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-V2-GAMING Compare | 44 | 64.5 | 42.3 | 51.7 | 53 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 80.2 | 61.4 | 78.1 | 88.6 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-B50610H-10A Compare | 40.7 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.6 | 59.7 | 96.4 | 56.8 | 0 | 75.4 | 94 | 65 |
| EVGA XC3 08G-P5-3755-KL Compare | 37.9 | 67.9 | 39.2 | 60.4 | 54.9 | 79.1 | 72.9 | 79.3 | 60.6 | 57.5 | 95.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$138
Price History
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
