AMD Radeon HD 8730M videocard review

Radeon HD 8730M videocard released by AMD; release date: 1 April 2013. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Mars.

Core clock speed - 650 MHz. Boost clock speed - 650 MHz. Texture fill rate - 16.8 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 384. Floating-point performance - 537.6 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,040 million.

Memory type: DDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 2000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 32 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38706

768

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1305

180

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

352097

6236

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

6.510 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

289.464 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

1.306 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

461.690 Frames/s

18.747 Frames/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

1637 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

2037 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

1806 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

1637.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

2037.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

1806.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	768
PassMark - G2D Mark	180
Geekbench - OpenCL	6236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	6.510 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	289.464 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	1.306 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	18.747 Frames/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	1637 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2037 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	1806 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	1637.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2037.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	1806.000 Fps

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
4. Borderlands 2 (2012)
5. Dirt Showdown (2012)
6. Diablo III (2012)

7. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
9. Battlefield 3 (2011)
10. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
11. StarCraft 2 (2010)
12. Metro 2033 (2010)
13. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768	142.40
Medium, 1366x768	105.20
High, 1366x768	83.40

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x768	15.00
Medium, 1366x768	14.00
High, 1366x768	12.00

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	72.00
Medium, 1366x768	47.80
High, 1366x768	25.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	17.80

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	51.60
Medium, 1366x768	40.40
High, 1366x768	30.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	17.30

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x768	55.20
Medium, 1366x768	37.50
High, 1366x768	33.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.80

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	78.00
Medium, 1366x768	56.00
High, 1366x768	51.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x720	57.00
High, 1366x768	44.00

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720	58.00
Medium, 1366x768	44.00
High, 1366x768	30.00

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768	38.00
Medium, 1366x768	32.00
High, 1366x768	27.00

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768	101.00
High, 1366x768	47.00

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768	94.00
Medium, 1360x768	27.00
High, 1360x768	20.00

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x600	72.00
Medium, 1360x768	41.00
High, 1600x900	22.00

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x768	35.00
Medium, 1024x768	31.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0
Code name	Mars
Design	AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
Launch date	1 April 2013
Place in performance rating	1317
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	650 MHz
Compute units	6
Core clock speed	650 MHz
Floating-point performance	537.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	384
Texture fill rate	16.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	32 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz
Memory type	DDR3
Shared memory	0