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    Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs Radeon HD 8730M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Plus Graphics 655 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 Iris Plus Graphics 655 stacks up against Radeon HD 8730M, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Plus Graphics 655 and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Plus Graphics 655 and Radeon HD 8730M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 Iris Plus Graphics 655 or Radeon HD 8730M here:

    Iris Plus Graphics 655 Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Plus Graphics 655 Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type DDR3/DDR4 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is build with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 350 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics 655.
    • Iris Plus Graphics 655 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 −
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
    low / 720p 27−30 1−2
    medium / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Plus Graphics 655 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      Iris Plus Graphics 655 Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake GCN
    Code name Kaby Lake GT3e Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 September 2017 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 48 384
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 1200 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 189 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 16.80
    Floating-point performance 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.103 1.2.131
    Laptop size medium sized
    Quick Sync +
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