GeForce GT 730M vs Radeon HD 7970M

In this comparison between GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 7970M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 730M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 7970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 7970M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 730M Radeon HD 7970M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 730M.
  • GeForce GT 730M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GT 730M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 730M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 125 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.
  • GeForce GT 730M and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 730M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 18−20
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 10−11 35−40
medium / 1080p 2−3 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce GT 730M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 730M Radeon HD 7970M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Wimbledon XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 January 2013 1 May 2012
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 725 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 23.20 68.00
Floating-point performance 552.2 gflops 2,176 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s 254 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
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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