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    GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon HD 8730M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480 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 GTX 480 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 GTX 480 Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 152 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 −
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 1−2
    medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 480 Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF100 Mars
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 7 December 2010 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 480 384
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 16.80
    Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 177.4 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 480
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
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