GeForce GT 735M vs Radeon HD 4890

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 735M and Radeon HD 4890, 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 735M stacks up against Radeon HD 4890, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 735M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 735M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 735M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4890 has 475% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 4890 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 735M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • GeForce GT 735M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4890 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 735M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 275 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2100 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 735M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 16−18
medium / 1080p 0−1 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce GT 735M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon HD 4890
Architecture Kepler TeraScale
Code name N14M-LP RV790
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 April 2013 2 April 2009
Pipelines 384 800
Core clock speed 575 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 889 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 959 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 34.00
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 124.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
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Standard memory configuration DDR3
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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