GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GT 730 for Gaming

FPS Winner

The GeForce RTX 3050 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GT 730 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only £87.59 more expensive!

Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050

At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
A much better value for money for gaming
Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB

Advantages of the GeForce GT 730

Up to 53% cheaper – £78.40 vs £165.99
Consumes up to 62% less energy – 49 vs 130 Watts

GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GT 730 for Gaming

The GPU's performance in selected game and settings

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

Average FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

100%

Price, £

£165.99

47%

Value, £/FPS

£1.99/FPS

98%

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 96-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1470MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 6G DUAL OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1537MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 3 x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1500MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

Buy on Amazon

£174.61

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 EAGLE Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1777MHz Core Clock, 1x DP 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3050EAGLE-8GD

ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (Nvidia RTX3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE V2 OC 6GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

GeForce GT 730

Jun 18th, 2014

Average FPS

48%

Min 1% FPS

34%

Price, £

£78.4

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.96/FPS

100%

EVGA GeForce GT 730 2GB (Low Profile)

Buy on Amazon

£78.40

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ZOTAC ZT-71115-20L GeForce GT 730 4 GB Graphics Card

MAXSUN Graphics Cards GeForce GT 730 4GB Video Graphics Card GPU 128 Bit DDR3 ITX PCI Express DVI-I, HDMI, VGA

Palit GeForce GT 730 Silent 2GB DDR3 Nvidia Graphics Card (PCI Express 2.0, HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, 64 Bit), NEAT7300HD46H

Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 Low Profile 2G GDDR5,GV-N730D5-2GL

Buy on Amazon

£81.61

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

ASUS GT730-4H-SL-2GD5//GT730 HDMI 2G GT730-4H-SL-2GD5, GeForce, W126476662 (2G GT730-4H-SL-2GD5, GeForce GT 730, 2 GB, GDDR5, 5010 MHz, 3840 x 2160 pixels, PCI Express 2.0),(90YV0H20-M0NA00)

GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GT 730 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

GeForce GT 730

Jun 18th, 2014

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GT 730 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

6225

100%

GeForce GT 730

Jun 18th, 2014

3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

310

Performance Specifications

The GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GT 730 in core GPU performance specifications

GeForce RTX 3050

Jan 4th, 2022

Memory

8 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

224 GB/s

100%

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

9.098 TFLOPS

100%

GeForce GT 730

Jun 18th, 2014

Memory

1 GB

12%

Memory Bandwidth

28.8 GB/s

13%

Pixel Fillrate

2.8 GPixel/s

Texture Fillrate

11.2 GTexel/s

FP32

268.8 GFLOPS

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

GeForce RTX 3050	Specifications Comparison of all specifications	GeForce GT 730
General
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Jun 18th, 2014
$249.00	MSRP	Not Available
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
130 W	Power Consumption	49 W
Memory
8 GB	Memory Size	1 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	DDR3
128-bit	Memory Bus	128-bit
224 GB/s	Bandwidth	28.8 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
56.86 GPixel/s	Pixel Fillrate	2.8 GPixel/s
142.2 GTexel/s	Texture Fillrate	11.2 GTexel/s
9.098 TFLOPS	FP32	268.8 GFLOPS