ATI Radeon HD 4730 vs GeForce GT 755M SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 553 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.15 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | N14P-? | RV770 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 November 2013 (12 years ago) | 8 June 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 1300 Million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2x ~50 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 24.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.96 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 57.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2013 | 8 June 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 110 Watt |
GT 755M SLI has an age advantage of 4 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 5400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 755M SLI and Radeon HD 4730. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 755M SLI is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 4730 is a desktop one.
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