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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon HD 8730M

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon HD 8730M, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon HD 8730M.
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    GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M or Radeon HD 8730M here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 446 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16P-GX Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 640 384
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 16.80
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 32 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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