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    GeForce GTX 780M vs Radeon HD 8730M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 8730M. 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 GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 8730M. 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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    GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 8730M 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 GTX 780M or Radeon HD 8730M here:

    GeForce GTX 780M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 780M Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 780M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 780M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 780M is 173 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 780M is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 −
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 1−2
    medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 780M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 780M Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N14E-GTX Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2013 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 1536 384
    Core clock speed 823 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 797 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 102.0 16.80
    Floating-point performance 2,448 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 32 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 +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Standard memory configuration 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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