ATI FirePro M7740 vs ATI Radeon HD 4730

Comparative analysis of ATI FirePro M7740 and ATI Radeon HD 4730 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI FirePro M7740

ATI Radeon HD 4730

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro M7740

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
Around 83% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 110 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB

Launch date	4 August 2009 vs 8 June 2009
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 110 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4730

Around 15% higher core clock speed: 750 MHz vs 650 MHz
Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 24 GTexel / s vs 20.8 GTexel / s
Around 15% better floating-point performance: 960.0 gflops vs 832.0 gflops
Around 6% higher memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 3384 MHz
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7497 vs 3309
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 7497 vs 3309

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	750 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	24 GTexel / s vs 20.8 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	960.0 gflops vs 832.0 gflops
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 3384 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7497 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	7497 vs 3309

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FirePro M7740
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4730

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3309

7497

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3309

7497

Name	ATI FirePro M7740	ATI Radeon HD 4730
PassMark - G3D Mark	665
PassMark - G2D Mark	415
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3309	7497
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3309	7497

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FirePro M7740	ATI Radeon HD 4730
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	M97	RV770
Launch date	4 August 2009	8 June 2009
Place in performance rating	591	592
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$79
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz	750 MHz
Floating-point performance	832.0 gflops	960.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	640	640
Texture fill rate	20.8 GTexel / s	24 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	110 Watt
Transistor count	826 million	956 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Length		241 mm
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.1
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	54.1 GB / s	57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3384 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0