Nvidia GT 730: 128 bit or 64?

[DeclanDornstauder]

I'm looking into the GT 730 for my old desktop, and I want to get the best version of it possible.

On amazon.ca, it gives me 5 options of GT 730s to pick from, so does anyone know which one is the best?

Heres the link:http://www.amazon.ca/GeForce-GDDR5-Profile-Graphics-02G-P3-3733-KR/dp/B00L5GZG5C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445996782&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+730

 

[unksol]

The real question is DDR3 vs GDDR5. The 64bit card is GDDR5 and has double the memory bandwidth. It is the better card. I would avoid the 730 altogether. It's not a very good card.

 

[woot]

By 128 bit you are referring to the memory interface?, if you are, then i can definitely say go for the 128bit, faster memory = better performance.

 

[unksol]

No you definitely can't. 128bit is just the bus width. It is much slower than the 64bit bus with GDDR5

 

[DeclanDornstauder]

[quotemsg=16852908,0,564915]The real question is DDR3 vs GGDR5. The 64bit card is GDDR5 and has double the memory bandwidth. It is the better card. I would avoid the 730 altogether. It's not a very good card. [/quotemsg]
I know it's not a great card, but I'm just getting something cheap for my old deskop. It has a core duo2, so any better would most likely bottleneck.

 

[theyeti87]

The link you provided leads to a low-profile 730. Are you in the market for low profile or standard size GPU?

 

[woot]

[quotemsg=16852917,0,564915]No you definitely can't. 128bit is just the bus width. It is much slower than the 64bit bus with GDDR5[/quotemsg]

hmm i didnt notice the DDR difference between the 64bit and 128bit, why not a ddr5 with 128bit then?

 

[unksol]

Link has all 5 option, normal and low profile. The GPU clock on the 64bit is also 200MHz faster. Much better than the 128bit.

 

[DeclanDornstauder]

[quotemsg=16852929,0,924626]The link you provided leads to a low-profile 730. Are you in the market for low profile or standard size GPU?[/quotemsg]

Honestly, I'm not really sure. What's the difference between the two? Would the both work in a standard desktop?

 

[theyeti87]

Low-profile are typically for ITX form factor and similar mini desktop PC's.

 

[DSzymborski]

Absolutely do not go for the 128-bit version of the card as it's much inferior. The 128-bit GT 730 is essentially a re-badged GT 620 while the 64-bit GT 730 is based off of the GT 630 revision. The bus width doesn't matter here; even with the narrower bus width, the GDDR5 64-bit 730 has considerably greater memory bandwidth. Thick of it like pouring wine out of a wine bottle versus honey out of a jar.

 

[DeclanDornstauder]

[quotemsg=16852956,0,924626]Low-profile are typically for ITX form factor and similar mini desktop PC's. [/quotemsg]

Well according to most of the people here, I should get the 64bit version. There only is a low profile version of the 64 bit, and I have a regular sized ATX desktop. Would it still work if I got?

 

[DSzymborski]

[quotemsg=16852987,0,1837846][quotemsg=16852956,0,924626]Low-profile are typically for ITX form factor and similar mini desktop PC's. [/quotemsg]

Well according to most of the people here, I should get the 64bit version. There only is a low profile version of the 64 bit, and I have a regular sized ATX desktop. Would it still work if I got?
[/quotemsg]

It's not a problem that way. Low profile just means it will fit in a case without a lot of space. Kinda like how you can't park your truck in the "small car" parking spaces at the mall but you can park your small car in the regular parking spaces.