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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GT 730

GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GT 730: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for $396.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 260 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GT 730

1 GB DDR3 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
ZOTAC GeForce GT 730 Zone Edition 4GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x8 lanes) Graphics Card (ZT-71115-20L)

Buy for $74.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 260 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for $396.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 260 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GT 730

1 GB DDR3 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
ZOTAC GeForce GT 730 Zone Edition 4GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x8 lanes) Graphics Card (ZT-71115-20L)

Buy for $74.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 260 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 730 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 730 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 93 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 730.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 970

  • Performs up to 45% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce GT 730 - 48 vs 33 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 - 4 vs 1 GB

Advantages of GeForce GT 730

  • Up to 81% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $74.98 vs $396.24
  • Up to 73% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - $2.27 vs $8.26 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 49 vs 148 Watts
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

48

100%

Value, $/FPS

$8.26/FPS

27%

Price, $

$396.24

18%

FPS Winner

NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for $396.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 260 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
GeForce GT 730

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014


FPS

33

69%

Value, $/FPS

$2.27/FPS

100%

Price, $

$74.98

100%

Value Winner

ZOTAC GeForce GT 730 Zone Edition 4GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x8 lanes) Graphics Card (ZT-71115-20L)

Buy for $74.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 260 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
GeForce GT 730

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
GeForce GT 730

Desktop • Jun 18th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

2.8 GPixel/s

4%

Texel Fillrate

11.2 GTexel/s

9%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo

GeForce GTX 970

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo

GeForce GT 730

Release DateJun 18th, 2014
GeForce 900GenerationGeForce 700
$329MSRPNot Available
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
2x 6-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Memory1 GB
GDDR5TypeDDR3
256-bitBus128-bit
Bandwidth28.8 GB/s
Base Clock Speed700 MHz
1178 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
Memory Clock Speed900 MHz

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