GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0
vs
Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (Kepler 2.0) and has 2 GB DDR3 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 11 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0 has the GM206-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V is based on the graphics chip GK208-302-B1, which comes from the Kepler 2.0 architecture.

The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V is 1.3 Gbps and the clock speed is 0.667 GHz.

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

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 38 W (Reference).

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0.

The Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

With the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V is 3840x2160 pixels.

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.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V needs the space of 1 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 2.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 WINDFORCE 2X 4GB Rev. 1.0 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2015.

The Colorful GeForce GT730 2GD3-V came on the market in Q1/2023 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.