which is better? gt 730 4gb or gt 1030 2gb...

[jpnayak]

I want to make a entry level pc for FIFA. I have my mindset towards gt 730 until gt 1030 has arrived in the market. So I wanted to know which graphics card should I choose, the older one with higher vram (gt 730 4gb) or the newer one with lesser vram (gt 1030 2gb)?

 

[raisonjohn]

The GT 1030 2GB is significantly better (~3x faster in effective speed) than the GT 730 4GB. http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GT-1030-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-GT-730/m283726vsm12582

 

[EpIckFa1LJoN]

The 1030 will be almost three times as fast. But there is the VRAM delima as well. More and more games are coming out that require 3 or 4GB VRAM so the options will be limited.

You would be MUCH better off saving a few extra dollars and getting a GTX 1050 or an RX 460. Both will significantly outperform a GT 1030 (which is already way faster than the GT 730) You'd still be limited by the VRAM but you will get MUCH greater performance out of either of those on games that it will run. If you have a solid CPU I've seen benchmarks of people running Skyrim:SE on Ultra 1080p with a 1050 Ti at 50fps. Meaning you will get at least 30fps on Ultra 1080p Skyrim:SE with a 1050 or an RX 460, 1030 you'd probably be lucky to get 30fps on medium.

The 1030 will be roughly $70-80. A decent RX 460 should be around $80 and that would be a 50% speed increase over the 1030. The 1050 starts at about $99, but is 80% faster than the 1030. So for about 25% more you get almost twice the speed. If I were you I would look for a cheap RX 460 in your price range, but much better scrape up a little bit extra and get the 1050.

EDIT: In the US you can get a decent 1050 for just under $90, a decent RX 460 for $73. So unless the 1030 is available for about $50, its overpriced for what you are getting and by those standards unless the 730 is about $25, it too is way overpriced for what you are getting.

 

[Mammatus]

The GT 730 has no reason to be shipped with 4GB of VRAM, it won't use it, it can't use it, it just doesn't have the GPU power. 2GB of VRAM is sufficient for the 1030 (which isnt either a very powerful card) (actually, it is not really a gaming card, but should be enough for a game like FIFA which isnt a very demanding game). A 1030 will be restricted by the power of its GPU long before it is restricted by the capacity of its 2gb of VRAM. Buy the 1030...

But, i agree with the previous poster, youll be better served with a 460/1050 if you can find one in your country that is not to much more pricey than the 1030....

Good luck!!! ;-)