GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon HD 7730M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7730M, 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 GTX 960 stacks up against Radeon HD 7730M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7730M 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 Radeon HD 7730M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon HD 7730M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 380% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7730M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7730M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 552 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730M is 1793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 7730M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon HD 7730M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM206 Lombok GL
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 22 January 2015 24 April 2012
Pipelines 1024 512
Core clock speed 1127 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 21.60
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s 70 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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