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    GeForce GT 730M vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8970M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 730M stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:

    GeForce GT 730M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 730M Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8970M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 730M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8970M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 730M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 125 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.
    • GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 10−11 35−40
    medium / 1080p 2−3 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than GeForce GT 730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 730M Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK107 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 January 2013 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 23.20 72.00
    Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 153.6 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 273 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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