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    Radeon HD 8730M vs Radeon R7 Carrizo

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 Radeon HD 8730M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 Radeon HD 8730M or Radeon R7 Carrizo here:

    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops
    Radeon R7 Carrizo Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 8730M Radeon R7 Carrizo
    Power consumption (TDP) 12-35 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 8730M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
    • Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
    ultra / 1080p − 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 12−14
    medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8730M Radeon R7 Carrizo
    Architecture GCN GCN 1.2/2.0
    Code name Mars Carrizo
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 16 November 2012 4 June 2015
    Pipelines 384 512
    Core clock speed 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz 800 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million 2410 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.80
    Floating-point performance 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
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