Radeon HD 8730M vs Radeon R7 M340

In this comparison between Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 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 M340 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 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 M340 here:

Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

Radeon R7 M340 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 8730M	Radeon R7 M340
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R7 M340 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 are build with GCN architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M340 is 371 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M340.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	1−2
medium / 1080p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 768p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
high / 768p	16−18	16−18
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	0−1	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
medium / 768p	10−11	10−11
ultra / 1080p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	0−1	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
medium / 1080p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	18−20	18−20
high / 1080p	0−1	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
low / 720p	8−9	8−9
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
medium / 768p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	0−1
high / 768p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 8730M	Radeon R7 M340
Architecture	GCN	GCN
Code name	Mars	Meso Pro DDR3
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 November 2012	16 June 2015
Pipelines	384	320
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1021 MHz
Boost Clock	700 MHz	1021 MHz
Transistor count	950 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	16.80	17.16
Floating-point performance	537.6 gflops	549.1 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	16 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		74 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		6
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Radeon HD 8730M vs Radeon R7 M340

Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R7 M340 are Laptop Graphics Cards

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