NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF108 | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF108-400-A1 | GM204-200-A1 |
| Architecture | Fermi | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 116 mm² | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 18th, 2014 | Sep 19th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 700 | GeForce 900 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 600 | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | GeForce 900 | GeForce 10 |
| Launch price | — | 329 USD |
| Reviews | — | 111 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1400 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1050 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1178 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 96 | 1664 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 104 |
| ROPs | 4 | 56 |
| SM count | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 13 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.800 GPixel/s | 65.97 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 11.20 GTexel/s | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 268.8 GFLOPS | 3.920 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 22.40 GFLOPS (1:12) | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 49 W | 148 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | P1070, P1071 | PG401 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 5.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
