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
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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 | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G | MSI Ventus 2X OC | ZOTAC Twin Edge RTX 5070 OC | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3W9 | Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 | Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
| Vram | 2GB DDR3 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 902 | 2512 | 2557 | 2542 | 2700 | 2290 |
| Tdp W | 38 | 250 | 105 | 250 | 245 | 268 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 256 | 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 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070-12G Compare | 62.4 | 82.8 | 64.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 73.5 | 94 | 95.3 |
| MSI Ventus 2X OC Compare | 62.4 | 77.6 | 64.9 | 82.1 | 63.9 | 72.7 | 56.8 | 71.6 | 99.3 | 82.1 | 88.6 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge RTX 5070 OC Compare | 62.4 | 82.8 | 64.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 89.9 | 56.8 | 86.4 | 73.5 | 94 | 65.6 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3W9 Compare | 83 | 73.3 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 79.1 | 91.5 | 0 | 63.1 | 82.1 | 66 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11325-04CPO Compare | 89.2 | 87.9 | 71.2 | 79.7 | 95.2 | 72.7 | 72.9 | 0 | 62.1 | 86 | 0 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From €198
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Usage Scores
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