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    GeForce GTS 450 vs Radeon HD 8730M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 450 and Radeon HD 8730M. 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 GTS 450 and Radeon HD 8730M. 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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    Radeon HD 8730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8730M 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 Radeon HD 8730M here:

    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • GeForce GTS 450 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon HD 8730M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 916 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 196 MHz higher, than GeForce GTS 450.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 1−2
    medium / 1080p 5−6 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 450 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 450 Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF106 Mars
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 13 September 2010 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 192 384
    Core clock speed 1566 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec 16.80
    Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 32 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
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