Quadro K5200 vs Radeon HD 8730M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K5200 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 Quadro K5200 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.

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

  Quadro K5200 Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5200 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro K5200 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
  • Quadro K5200 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K5200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 17 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
  • Quadro K5200 and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 4008 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5200 Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK110B Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 22 July 2014 16 November 2012
Pipelines 2304 384
Core clock speed 667 MHz 650 MHz
Boost Clock 771 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 7,080 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 148.0 16.80
Floating-point performance 3,553 gflops 537.6 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.3 GB/s 32 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 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 3.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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