GRID K260Q vs Radeon HD 8730M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K260Q 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 GRID K260Q 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GRID K260Q Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K260Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 8730M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GRID K260Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
  • GRID K260Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K260Q is 95 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
  • GRID K260Q and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K260Q is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 0−1
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 1−2
medium / 1080p 18−20 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

Full Specs

  GRID K260Q Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 16 November 2012
Pipelines 1536 384
Core clock speed 745 MHz 650 MHz
Boost Clock 700 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 16.80
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 537.6 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 32 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
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