Radeon HD 8730M vs Radeon R6 M340DX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R6 M340DX, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 8730M stacks up against Radeon R6 M340DX, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R6 M340DX are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R6 M340DX 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 R6 M340DX here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8730M
Radeon R6 M340DX
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
IGP
Memory type
DDR3
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 8730M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R6 M340DX uses IGP interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R6 M340DX are build with GCN architecture.
Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R6 M340DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
2−3
ultra / 1080p
−
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
10−11
medium / 1080p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 M340DX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 900% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
5−6
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon R6 M340DX.
low / 768p
60−65
90−95
medium / 768p
27−30
65−70
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
high / 768p
16−18
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 M340DX in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 114% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
9−10
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R6 M340DX.
low / 768p
45−50
60−65
medium / 768p
10−11
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 M340DX in Dota 2 is 72% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
9−10
medium / 1080p
−
4−5
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 M340DX in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
0−1
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
12−14
medium / 1080p
0−1
7−8
low / 768p
18−20
35−40
medium / 768p
−
30−35
high / 1080p
0−1
4−5
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 M340DX in Grand Theft Auto V is 94% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
−
2−3
ultra / 1080p
−
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
4−5
medium / 1080p
−
4−5
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
high / 1080p
27−30
75−80
ultra / 1080p
−
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 M340DX in Minecraft is 54% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 720p
8−9
20−22
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 M340DX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 162% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
4−5
low / 768p
0−1
10−12
medium / 768p
−
9−10
high / 1080p
−
5−6
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−12
high / 768p
12−14
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 M340DX in World of Tanks is 80% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8730M
Radeon R6 M340DX
Architecture
GCN
GCN
Code name
Mars
Jet
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
16 November 2012
3 June 2015
Pipelines
384
704
Core clock speed
650 MHz
Boost Clock
700 MHz
1030 MHz
Transistor count
950 million
690 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
16.80
24.72
Floating-point performance
537.6 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
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
1.2.131
1.2.131
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
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