Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics vs GeForce GT 730

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 730 with Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics, including specs and performance data.

GT 730
2014
2 GB DDR3, 49 Watt
2.16
+63.6%

GT 730 outperforms HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking823987
Place by popularity17not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF108no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 June 2014 (10 years ago)8 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59.99 no data
Current price$77 (1.3x MSRP)$90

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96480
Core clock speed700 MHz400 / 700 MHz
Number of transistors585 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Wattno data
Texture fill rate11.2 GT/sno data
Floating-point performance268.8 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 730 and Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAno data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA2.1no data

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 1.32
Recency 18 June 2014 8 February 2012

The GeForce GT 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 730 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is a notebook one.


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