GeForce GT 730M vs Radeon 550X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 730M and Radeon 550X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 730M stacks up against Radeon 550X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 730M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 730M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 730M Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon 550X has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 730M.
  • GeForce GT 730M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GT 730M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 550X.
  • GeForce GT 730M is used in Laptops, and Radeon 550X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 730M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 357 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.
  • GeForce GT 730M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 5200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 16−18
medium / 1080p 2−3 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GT 730M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 730M Radeon 550X
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name GK107 Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 January 2013 27 March 2019
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1082 MHz
Boost Clock 1218 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 23.20 38.98
Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration DDR3/GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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