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    GeForce GT 730M vs Radeon HD 4870

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 4870, 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 GT 730M stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GT 730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GT 730M 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 GeForce GT 730M here:

    GeForce GT 730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 730M Radeon HD 4870
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • Radeon HD 4870 has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 730M.
    • GeForce GT 730M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GT 730M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • GeForce GT 730M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GT 730M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 25 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.
    • GeForce GT 730M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 1800 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 10−11 14−16
    medium / 1080p 2−3 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GT 730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 730M Radeon HD 4870
    Architecture Kepler TeraScale
    Code name GK107 RV770
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 January 2013 25 June 2008
    Pipelines 384 800
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 750 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 23.20 30.00
    Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 4.1
    OpenGL 4.5 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Standard memory configuration DDR3/GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Blu-Ray 3D Support +
    3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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