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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 €116
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 | MSI SHADOW RTX 5060 8G SHADOW 2X OC | PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O | Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) | ASRock Challenger RX7600 CL 8GO | ZOTAC SOLO ZT-B50500G-10L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 3070 | Radeon RX 7600 | GeForce RTX 5050 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR7 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 927 | 2527 | 2535 | 1815 | 2695 | 2572 |
| Tdp W | 49 | 145 | 145 | 220 | 165 | 130 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 128 | 128 | 256 | 128 | 128 |
| 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 |
| MSI SHADOW RTX 5060 8G SHADOW 2X OC Compare | 40.2 | 58.7 | 47.6 | 51.1 | 46.7 | 72.1 | 55.9 | 71.7 | 95.1 | 94 | 95.5 | 65.7 |
| PNY Dual Fan OC VCG50608DFXPB1-O Compare | 40.2 | 58.7 | 47.6 | 51.1 | 46.7 | 89.6 | 43.3 | 85.8 | 95.1 | 94 | 95.5 | 77 |
| Gigabyte Gaming OC GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD (rev. 2.0) Compare | 37.2 | 67.8 | 38.8 | 56.8 | 45 | 78.7 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 62.2 | 52 | 95.5 | 42.8 |
| ASRock Challenger RX7600 CL 8GO Compare | 46.4 | 39.9 | 35 | 36.6 | 52.9 | 58.3 | 55.9 | 57.6 | 60.8 | 70.1 | 88.8 | 76.6 |
| ZOTAC SOLO ZT-B50500G-10L Compare | 29.9 | 42.8 | 35.9 | 39 | 32.1 | 89.6 | 26.4 | 36.7 | 88 | 94 | 63.5 | 64 |
Price
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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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