AMD Radeon HD 8470D vs AMD Radeon HD 8730M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8470D and AMD Radeon HD 8730M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Radeon HD 8470D

AMD Radeon HD 8730M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8470D

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 23% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 650 MHz
Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3149 vs 1806
Around 74% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3149 vs 1806

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 June 2013 vs 1 April 2013
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 650 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3149 vs 1806
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3149 vs 1806

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8730M

3x more pipelines: 384 vs 128
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 32 nm
5.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6236 vs 1078
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1637 vs 638
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1637 vs 638
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2037 vs 1704
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2037 vs 1704
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 180 vs 145
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 768 vs 365

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	384 vs 128
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	6236 vs 1078
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1637 vs 638
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1637 vs 638
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2037 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2037 vs 1704
PassMark - G2D Mark	180 vs 145
PassMark - G3D Mark	768 vs 365

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8470D
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8730M

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1078

6236

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

638

1637

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

638

1637

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1704

2037

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1704

2037

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3149

1806

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3149

1806

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

145

180

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

365

768

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Geekbench - OpenCL	1078	6236
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	638	1637
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	638	1637
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1704	2037
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1704	2037
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3149	1806
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3149	1806
PassMark - G2D Mark	145	180
PassMark - G3D Mark	365	768
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		289.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		18.747

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8470D	AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Essentials
Architecture	Terascale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Richland	Mars
Launch date	5 June 2013	1 April 2013
Place in performance rating	1315	1317
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	128	384
Boost clock speed		650 MHz
Compute units		6
Floating-point performance		537.6 gflops
Texture fill rate		16.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count		1,040 million
API support
DirectX	11	11
OpenGL		4.4
Memory
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		32 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		2000 MHz
Memory type		DDR3
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size		medium sized