General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores38496Core clock speed1228 MHz700 MHzBoost clock speed1670 MHzno dataNumber of transistors1,800 million585 millionManufacturing process technology14 nm40 nmPower consumption [TDP]30 Watt49 WattTexture fill rate35.2311.2 GT/sFloating-point performance1,127 gflops268.8 gflops
Size and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus [motherboard compatibility], additional power connectors [power supply compatibility].
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 2.0 x16Length145 mm145 mmWidth1-slot1-slotSupplementary power connectorsNoneNone
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory typeGDDR5DDR3Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GBMemory bus width64 Bit128 BitMemory clock speed6000 MHz1800 MHzMemory bandwidth48.06 GB/s25.6 GB/sShared memory-no data
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones [so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips]. OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAHDMI++G-SYNC support+no data
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX12 [12_1]12 [11_0]Shader Model6.45.1OpenGL4.64.6OpenCL1.21.1Vulkan1.2.131N/ACUDA6.12.1
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GT 1030 outperforms GT 730 by 199% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 [the last being done in 4K resolution if possible], and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GT 1030 outperforms GT 730 by 198% in Passmark.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GT 1030 outperforms GT 730 by 210% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
GT 1030 outperforms GT 730 by 234% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GT 1030 outperforms GT 730 by 152% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
GT 1030 outperforms GT 730 by 284% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GT 1030 and GeForce GT 730. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC [SHA256] no data 35 Mh/s Ethereum / ETH [DaggerHashimoto] no data 1 Mh/s Monero / XMR [CryptoNight] 0.11 kh/s no data
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
Full HD25 8−9 1440p21 7−8 4K9 3−4
Performance in popular games
Full HD Low Preset
Cyberpunk 207715 5−6
Full HD Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey18
+200%
6−7
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 531
+210%
10−11
−210%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare23
+229%
7−8
−229%
Cyberpunk 207711
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 519
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry New Dawn23
+229%
7−8
−229%
Forza Horizon 427
+200%
9−10
−200%
Hitman 322
+214%
7−8
−214%
Horizon Zero Dawn15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 212−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Watch Dogs: Legion13
+225%
4−5
−225%
Full HD High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 526
+225%
8−9
−225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Cyberpunk 20777
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 517
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry New Dawn22
+214%
7−8
−214%
Forza Horizon 424
+200%
8−9
−200%
Hitman 316
+220%
5−6
−220%
Horizon Zero Dawn12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Metro Exodus7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 212−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider12
+200%
4−5
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt21
+200%
7−8
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Full HD Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 520
+233%
6−7
−233%
Cyberpunk 207710−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 515
+200%
5−6
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn18
+200%
6−7
−200%
Forza Horizon 416
+220%
5−6
−220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion6
+200%
2−3
−200%
1440p High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Hitman 310−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Metro Exodus4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 24−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
1440p Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 55−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 20773−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 59−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 410−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion1−2 0−1
4K High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 36−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Metro Exodus0−1 0−1 Red Dead Redemption 23−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider2 0−1 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
4K Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey1 0−1 Assassin's Creed Valhalla1−2 0−1 Battlefield 51 0−1 Cyberpunk 20770−1 0−1 Far Cry 56−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 47
+250%
2−3
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion1−2 0−1
This is how GT 1030 and GT 730 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GT 1030 is 213% faster than GT 730
1440p resolution:
- GT 1030 is 200% faster than GT 730
4K resolution:
- GT 1030 is 200% faster than GT 730
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score 6.39 2.14 Recency 17 May 2017 18 June 2014 Cost $79 $59.99 Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB Memory bus width 64 128 Pipelines / CUDA cores 384 96 Memory bandwidth 48.06 25.6 Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm Power consumption [TDP] 30 Watt 49 Watt
The GeForce GT 1030 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.
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