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    Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon HD 7730M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6870 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 Radeon HD 6870 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.
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    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:

    Radeon HD 7730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 25 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 6870 has 504% 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 Radeon HD 6870.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7730M - in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7730M - with GCN.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7730M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730M is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 −
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 1−2
    medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 7730M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7730M
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN
    Code name RV940 Barts Lombok GL
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 October 2010 24 April 2012
    Pipelines 1120 512
    Core clock speed 575 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 675 MHz
    Transistor count 1,700 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 21.60
    Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops 691.2 gflops
    Length 220 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1050 MHz 1800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s 70 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
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