UHD Graphics 730 vs Radeon HD 6490M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6490M with UHD Graphics 730, including specs and performance data.

HD 6490M
2011
512 MB GDDR5
0.96

UHD Graphics 730 outperforms HD 6490M by a whopping 324% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1122694
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiencyno data19.05
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameSeymourRaptor Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,193.03 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores160192
Core clock speed800 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1550 MHz
Number of transistors370 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate6.40018.60
Floating-point processing power0.256 TFLOPS0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs46
TMUs812

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16Ring Bus
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no 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 ConnectorsNo outputsMotherboard Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

HD 6490M 0.96
UHD Graphics 730 4.07
+324%

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.

HD 6490M 377
UHD Graphics 730 1603
+325%

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:

Full HD19
−321%
80−85
+321%

Cost per frame, $

1080p62.79no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Fortnite 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Valorant 30−35
−319%
130−140
+319%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−313%
95−100
+313%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Dota 2 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Fortnite 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Valorant 30−35
−319%
130−140
+319%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Dota 2 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Valorant 30−35
−319%
130−140
+319%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Valorant 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Valorant 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

This is how HD 6490M and UHD Graphics 730 compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 is 321% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 4.07
Recency 4 January 2011 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics 730 has a 324% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6490M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6490M is a notebook card while UHD Graphics 730 is a desktop one.

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