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    GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 8730M

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 8730M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 590 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8730M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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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 590 Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 2 GB
    Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 565 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name GF110 Mars
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 24 March 2011 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 1024 384
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 16.80
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 327.7 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 1024
    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) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
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