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    GeForce GT 730M vs Radeon HD 8870M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8870M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8870M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8870M 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 GT 730M or Radeon HD 8870M here:

    GeForce GT 730M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 730M Radeon HD 8870M
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5, DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GT 730M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 730M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
    • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
    • GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 2700 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 10−11 18−20
    medium / 1080p 2−3 9−10
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GT 730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 730M Radeon HD 8870M
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK107 Venus
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 January 2013 18 December 2012
    Pipelines 384 640
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 775 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 23.20 31.00
    Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops 992.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 72 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Standard memory configuration DDR3/GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Blu-Ray 3D Support +
    3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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