NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 4GB DDR3
The 96 CUDA cores and 700MHz boost clock deliver a modest upgrade over integrated graphics, with 4GB DDR3 memory and a 30W TDP that needs no external power. Its low-profile design with a single fan fits small form factor systems, and the VGA, DVI-D, and HDMI outputs support up to two monitors. Best for budget PC builders who need basic multimedia acceleration, light photo editing, or legacy system upgrades, not for modern gaming or Windows 11.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average compute (2nd percentile)
- Below average vram (8th 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 10 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 | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 25.6 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 96 |
| Base Clock | 700 |
| Boost Clock | 700 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 973 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 30 |
| Recommended PSU | 200 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express x16 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 2048x1024 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 4GB DDR3 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 700 | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 30 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 11.2 | 26.4 | 45 | 14.3 | 17.2 | 63.4 | 93.8 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 86 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 80.4 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 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 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 86 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall15.2
- AI/LLM4.6
- Budget67.2
- Gaming 4k8.4
- Ray Tracing8.5
- Workstation8.7
- Gaming 1080p15.3
- Gaming 1440p12.2
- Content Creation7.2
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