MSI GeForce GT 730 vs HP RTX A4000
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
MSI
10 Overall Score
vs
HP RTX A4000 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
HP
46 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
65 out of 100 medium confidence 18 reviews
The MSI GT 730 receives mixed feedback. Some users report it works fine for basic tasks and is a good value for its class, while others encountered severe issues like glitched video output even after driver updates. Q&A responses confirm it is low-power and compatible with older systems, but clearly not designed for modern gaming beyond very basic titles.
Pros
- Good value in its class
- Works well for basic tasks
- Low power consumption
- Compatible with older systems
- Fits small cases well
Cons
- Glitched video output on some units
- Stuck at low resolution for some users
- Not for modern gaming
- Driver issues unresolved for some
- Only supports 2 displays simultaneously
Value for money 2
Performance for basic tasks 3
Defective units 2
Compatibility with older systems 5
Gaming capability 4
Power consumption 2
HP RTX A4000 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Specifications
| MSI GeForce GT 730 | HP RTX A4000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GT 730 | RTX A4000 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Kepler | — |
| Class | consumer | workstation |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | 96★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 19.170000076293945★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 19.170000076293945★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 50★ | 140 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | — |
| Power Connectors | None | — |
| Cooler | Single Fan★ | Fan |
| Fans | 1★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 4★ |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 2★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 145★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | — | 1.38 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | — |
| DirectX | 12 | — |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3
- Strong affordability (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (71st percentile)
- Below average compute (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average vram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average ai (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average rt (8th percentile)8th %ile
HP RTX A4000 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black
- Strong efficiency (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong ai (67th percentile)
- Below average thermal (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average social proof (28th percentile)
- Below average feature (35th percentile)
Pricing
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR30.091score per dollar
vs
HP RTX A4000 16GB GDDR6 workstation Black0.013score per dollar
MSI GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3 offers 7.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: HP RTX A4000
Scores 46 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 10 of 31 specs.
