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    Radeon HD 8730M vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon RX Vega M GL. 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 Vega M GL. 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 and Radeon RX Vega M GL are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon RX Vega M GL 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 RX Vega M GL here:

    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops
    Radeon RX Vega M GL Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 8730M Radeon RX Vega M GL
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 IGP
    Memory type DDR3 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8730M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
    • Radeon RX Vega M GL has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 8730M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GL is 281 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Radeon HD 8730M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    ultra / 1080p − 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    low / 720p 1−2 35−40
    medium / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8730M Radeon RX Vega M GL
    Architecture GCN GCN 4.0
    Code name Mars Polaris 22
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 16 November 2012 1 February 2018
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 650 MHz 931 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz 1011 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.80 80.88
    Floating-point performance 537.6 gflops 2,588 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1400 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 179.2 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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