Radeon HD 8730M vs Quadro FX 2000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 2000 with Radeon HD 8730M, including specs and performance data.
HD 8730M outperforms FX 2000 by a whopping 4875% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1550 | 937 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | NV30 | Mars |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 January 2003 (23 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (13 years ago) |
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 | no data | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 16.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.5376 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | no 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 type | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | -0−1 | 22 |
| Full HD | -0−1 | 19 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 2−3
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Fortnite | 9−10
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9−10
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
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10−12
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
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4−5
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
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10−12
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| Valorant | 35−40
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35−40
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Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 49
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49
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Dota 2 | 21−24
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21−24
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| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Fortnite | 9−10
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9−10
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
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10−12
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
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3−4
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| Metro Exodus | 3−4
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3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
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10−12
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
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8−9
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| Valorant | 35−40
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35−40
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Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
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| Dota 2 | 21−24
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21−24
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| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
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8−9
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| Valorant | 35−40
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35−40
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Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
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9−10
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
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14−16
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
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20−22
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| Valorant | 14−16
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14−16
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1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
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5−6
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
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3−4
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4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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14−16
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| Valorant | 10−11
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10−11
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4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
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1−2
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
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3−4
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
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3−4
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.04 | 1.99 |
| Recency | 21 January 2003 | 1 April 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 28 nm |
HD 8730M has a 4875% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8730M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 2000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 8730M is a notebook one.
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