FirePro S9050 vs Radeon HD 7730M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7730M, 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 FirePro S9050 stacks up against Radeon HD 7730M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7730M 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 7730M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon HD 7730M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9050 has 800% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7730M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 10 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7730M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 325 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • FirePro S9050 and Radeon HD 7730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 3700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 7730M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon HD 7730M
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Tahiti Lombok GL
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2014 24 April 2012
Pipelines 1792 512
Core clock speed 900 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 675 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 21.60
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 70 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
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