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 $112
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 | HP 20X24AA | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD | EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR | MSI Ventus GeForce GTX 1660 Ti VENTUS XS 6G OC | NVIDIA Quadro VCQP2200-SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | RTX A4000 | GeForce GTX 1080 | GeForce GTX 1070 | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | Quadro P2200 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5X | 8GB GDDR5 | 6GB GDDR6 | 5GB GDDR5X |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 927 | - | 1797 | 1784 | 1830 | 1500 |
| Tdp W | 49 | 140 | 180 | 150 | 120 | 75 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | - | 256 | 256 | 192 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | false | false | false | false |
| GPU Class | consumer | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | workstation |
| 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 |
| HP 20X24AA Compare | 66.7 | 35.6 | 63.1 | 42.4 | 35.7 | 34.5 | 17 | 0 | 92.1 | 37.3 | 27.7 | 19.8 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD Compare | 30.7 | 32.8 | 27.2 | 33.5 | 26.4 | 42 | 91.5 | 27.3 | 43.5 | 45.7 | 78.4 | 73.6 |
| EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR Compare | 27.5 | 26.4 | 24.8 | 29.8 | 21.3 | 29.3 | 55.9 | 71.7 | 49.6 | 45.7 | 73.7 | 64.3 |
| MSI Ventus GeForce GTX 1660 Ti VENTUS XS 6G OC Compare | 20.8 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 27.3 | 17.7 | 26 | 43.3 | 57.6 | 67.6 | 35.4 | 95.5 | 77 |
| NVIDIA Quadro VCQP2200-SB Compare | 16.6 | 22.9 | 18.4 | 22.2 | 13.1 | 29.3 | 26.4 | 44.9 | 87.5 | 61.2 | 88.8 | 84.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $112
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Price History
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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