Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (Kepler 2.0) and has 4 GB DDR3 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 11 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Pascal) and has 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V has the GK208-302-B1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Kepler 2.0 architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC is based on the graphics chip GP106-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GK208-302-B1 GPU Chip GP106-300-A1
Kepler 2.0 Architecture Pascal
2 Streaming Multiprocessors 9
384 Shader 1152
8 Render Output Units 48
32 Texture Units 72
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V clocks at 0.667 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 1.3 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 3 GB
DDR3 Memory Type GDDR5
0.667 GHz Memory Clock 2.002 GHz
1.3 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
11 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
64 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

0.902 GHz Base Clock 1.544 GHz
0.902 GHz Boost Clock 1.759 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
No Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 38 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

38 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
Unknown Tjunction max 94 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 1 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

3 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v1.4b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
-- DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
1 VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 3840x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

3840x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12 (11_1) DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
No VP8 No
No VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V is connected to the system via PCIe 2.0 x 8 lanes and requires 1 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

-- Length 188 mm
-- Height 116 mm
-- Width 40 mm
1 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 484 g
PCIe 2.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The Colorful GeForce GT730K 4GD3-V has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q2/2014.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2016
59 $ Launch Price 199 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 16 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC
3 GB GDDR5
29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC
3 GB GDDR5
46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3G OC
3 GB GDDR5
67 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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