GRID M10 8Q vs Radeon HD 8730M

In this comparison between GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 8730M 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 GRID M10 8Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8730M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 8730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8730M 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 8730M here:

Main Specs

  GRID M10 8Q Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M10 8Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GRID M10 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
  • GRID M10 8Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
  • GRID M10 8Q is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GRID M10 8Q is 383 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
  • GRID M10 8Q and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M10 8Q is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 1−2
medium / 1080p 16−18 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GRID M10 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

Full Specs

  GRID M10 8Q Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 18 May 2016 16 November 2012
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 1033 MHz 650 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.24 16.80
Floating-point performance 1,672 gflops 537.6 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB/s 32 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size medium sized
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