ASUS GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5
ASUS
16 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 12GB GDDR7 White
MSI
81 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5
No customer feedback yet
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 12GB GDDR7 White
85 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
The MSI RTX 5070 Ventus 2X is widely praised as a solid upgrade for gamers, delivering strong performance in 2K and WQHD without excessive noise or heat. Users appreciate its compact size, easy installation, and fair price relative to performance, though some note occasional coil whine or VRAM limitations. A few isolated reports mention disconnection issues, but the overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Compact size fits small cases
- Strong 2K and WQHD gaming performance
- Quiet operation even under load
- Efficient power consumption
- Easy installation
Cons
- Occasional coil whine noise
- VRAM (12 GB) may be insufficient for some users
- Rare disconnection issues reported
- Price considered high by some
Gaming performance 7
Noise level 3
Cooling 3
Build quality 2
Value for money 4
Vram capacity 2
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce GT 730 | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Kepler | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 12 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | ✗ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 48★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 30.8700008392334★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 30.8700008392334★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 49★ | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 600 |
| Power Connectors | None | Not stated |
| Cooler | Passive | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 0 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 4★ | 1 |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | Not stated |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 148★ | 236 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.43 kg★ | 1.14 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | ✗ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | Not stated |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average compute (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average ai (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average vram (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average rt (9th percentile)9th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 12GB GDDR7 White
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong efficiency (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong raster (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Below average affordability (35th percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5
No current pricing available
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 12GB GDDR7 White
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus
Scores 81 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 40 specs.
