AMD Radeon HD 8730M videocard review

AMD Radeon HD 8730M

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
38534
793
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1294
178
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345391
5964
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
93.230 Frames/s
1.306 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 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 793
PassMark - G2D Mark 178
Geekbench - OpenCL 5964
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

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768142.40
Medium, 1366x768105.20
High, 1366x76883.40

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76815.00
Medium, 1366x76814.00
High, 1366x76812.00

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76872.00
Medium, 1366x76847.80
High, 1366x76825.00
Ultra, 1920x108017.80

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76851.60
Medium, 1366x76840.40
High, 1366x76830.50
Ultra, 1920x108017.30

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x76855.20
Medium, 1366x76837.50
High, 1366x76833.00
Ultra, 1920x108014.80

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76878.00
Medium, 1366x76856.00
High, 1366x76851.00

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72057.00
High, 1366x76844.00

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72058.00
Medium, 1366x76844.00
High, 1366x76830.00

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76838.00
Medium, 1366x76832.00
High, 1366x76827.00

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768101.00
High, 1366x76847.00

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x76894.00
Medium, 1360x76827.00
High, 1360x76820.00

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x60072.00
Medium, 1360x76841.00
High, 1600x90022.00

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

Low, 1024x76835.00
Medium, 1024x76831.00

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 1322
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