Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon HD 7730M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7730M. 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 Quadro FX 3800 and Radeon HD 7730M. 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 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

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon HD 7730M
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro FX 3800 has 332% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7730M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7730M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7730M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730M is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 1−2
medium / 1080p 1−2 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 3800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 900% more, than Radeon HD 7730M.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon HD 7730M
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200B Lombok GL
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 March 2009 24 April 2012
Pipelines 192 512
Core clock speed 600 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 675 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 21.60
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 70 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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