ATI Radeon HD 4730 vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4730 and ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 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: GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

ATI Radeon HD 4730

ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4730

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 1% higher core clock speed: 750 MHz vs 743 MHz
2x more texture fill rate: 24 GTexel / s vs 11.89 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 640 vs 320
2x better floating-point performance: 960.0 gflops vs 475.5 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
Around 95% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 215 Watt
2.2x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1656 MHz

Launch date	8 June 2009 vs 14 May 2007
Core clock speed	750 MHz vs 743 MHz
Texture fill rate	24 GTexel / s vs 11.89 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 320
Floating-point performance	960.0 gflops vs 475.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 215 Watt
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 1656 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4730
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

Name	ATI Radeon HD 4730	ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7497
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	7497
PassMark - G3D Mark		660
PassMark - G2D Mark		397

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 4730	ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	RV770	R600
Launch date	8 June 2009	14 May 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$399
Place in performance rating	590	375
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	750 MHz	743 MHz
Floating-point performance	960.0 gflops	475.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	640	320
Texture fill rate	24 GTexel / s	11.89 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	215 Watt
Transistor count	956 million	720 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	241 mm	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB / s	106.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1656 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3