GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Radeon HD 7730

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon HD 7730. 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 GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon HD 7730. 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.

GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GTX 1070 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon HD 7730
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 47 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 144% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7730 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7730 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 301 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7730 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 3500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 7730.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon HD 7730
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q Cape Verde
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2017 1 May 2013
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 176.5 19.20
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 614.4 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
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