AMD Radeon HD 8730A vs AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8730A and AMD Radeon HD 8730M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8730A
- Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 700 MHz vs 650 MHz
Boost clock speed | 700 MHz vs 650 MHz |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8730M
- 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Maximum memory size | 2 GB vs 1 GB |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8730A
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Name | AMD Radeon HD 8730A | AMD Radeon HD 8730M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 793 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 178 | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 5964 | |
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 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1637 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2037 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1806 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1637 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2037 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1806 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 8730A | AMD Radeon HD 8730M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Mars | Mars |
Launch date | 1 April 2013 | 1 April 2013 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1322 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Design | AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 700 MHz | 650 MHz |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 537.6 gflops | 537.6 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 384 | 384 |
Texture fill rate | 16.8 GTexel / s | 16.8 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 1,040 million | 1,040 million |
Compute units | 6 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | 11 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 32 GB / s | 32 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 |