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    Radeon HD 8730M vs Radeon RX 550

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon RX 550. 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 Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon RX 550. 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.
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    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:

    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 8730M Radeon RX 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon RX 550 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Radeon HD 8730M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 8730M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Radeon HD 8730M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 5000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
    ultra / 1080p − 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
    low / 720p 1−2 30−33
    medium / 1080p 0−1 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3000% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8730M Radeon RX 550
    Architecture GCN GCN 4.0
    Code name Mars Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 16 November 2012 20 April 2017
    Pipelines 384 512
    Core clock speed 650 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.80 37.86
    Floating-point performance 537.6 gflops 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    Laptop size medium sized
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