GeForce GT 735M vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 735M and Radeon HD 7790, 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 735M stacks up against Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 735M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 735M 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 735M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 157% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 735M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GT 735M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 735M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 425 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 735M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce GT 735M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name N14M-LP Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 April 2013 22 March 2013
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 575 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 889 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 56.00
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
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Standard memory configuration DDR3
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 +
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Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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