GeForce GT 730M vs Radeon R7 A265

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 730M and Radeon R7 A265, 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 R7 A265, 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 R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 730M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GT 730M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • GeForce GT 730M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 730M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
  • GeForce GT 730M and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 730M and Radeon R7 A265 is 1800 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 12−14
medium / 1080p 2−3 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce GT 730M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 730M Radeon R7 A265
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Opal
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 January 2013 9 January 2014
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 725 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 23.20 19.80
Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
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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