GeForce 825M vs Radeon HD 8730M

In this comparison between GeForce 825M and Radeon HD 8730M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 825M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8730M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 825M and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 825M and Radeon HD 8730M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 825M or Radeon HD 8730M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 825M Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce 825M and Radeon HD 8730M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 825M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 825M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
  • GeForce 825M and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 200 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 2−3 1−2
medium / 1080p 0−1 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 825M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 825M Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK208 Mars
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 27 January 2014 16 November 2012
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 850 MHz 650 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.11 16.80
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 537.6 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 32 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus +
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