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    GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon HD 8730M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 GTX 470 stacks up against Radeon HD 8730M, check out specs charts below.
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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 GTX 470 Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 470 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470 has 1278 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 565 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 470 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 326 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 470 Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF100 Mars
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 12 April 2010 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 448 384
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 34.0 billion/sec 16.80
    Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 320 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 133.9 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 448
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 97 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
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