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 | MSI Ventus GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC | EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR | Kelinx RX 580 | ZOTAC Gaming GeForce ZT-T16620F-10L | NVIDIA Quadro VCQP2200-SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | GeForce GTX 1070 | Radeon RX 580 | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | Quadro P2200 |
| Vram | 2GB DDR3 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 6GB GDDR6 | 5GB GDDR5X |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 902 | 1815 | 1784 | 1750 | 1860 | 1500 |
| Tdp W | 38 | 125 | 150 | 185 | 125 | 75 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 192 | 256 | 256 | 192 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing | false | false | false | - | - | false |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | workstation |
| 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 GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC Compare | 20.7 | 28.3 | 23.3 | 29.2 | 33.6 | 42.9 | 44.4 | 96.5 | 52.8 | 46.8 | 95.3 |
| EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR Compare | 29.6 | 29 | 25.5 | 32.6 | 37.1 | 30.2 | 56.8 | 71.6 | 49.3 | 46.8 | 73.3 |
| Kelinx RX 580 Compare | 48.4 | 33.8 | 27.3 | 23.1 | 75 | 11.6 | 56.8 | 0 | 21.1 | 32.7 | 73.3 |
| ZOTAC Gaming GeForce ZT-T16620F-10L Compare | 20.7 | 26.4 | 23.3 | 29.2 | 33.6 | 26.8 | 44.4 | 71.6 | 52.8 | 46.8 | 95.3 |
| NVIDIA Quadro VCQP2200-SB Compare | 17.2 | 25.4 | 19 | 25 | 23.3 | 30.2 | 27.3 | 0 | 80.5 | 61.5 | 88.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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