GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon HD 6730M

Place in the ranking	1021	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Power efficiency	2.70	24.23
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Whistler	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 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	480	2560
Core clock speed	725 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.40	82.80
Floating-point processing power	0.696 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	24	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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	medium sized	large
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6730M 1.37

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.35
+1823%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6730M 1141

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+1483%

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	17 −1665%	300−350 +1665%
Full HD	23 −222%	74 +222%
1440p	2−3 −2000%	42 +2000%
4K	1−2 −2700%	28 +2700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1450%	62 +1450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −7900%	80−85 +7900%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1150%	50 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1322%	128 +1322%
Metro Exodus	0−1	84
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1300%	98 +1300%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −7900%	80−85 +7900%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −900%	40 +900%
Dota 2	1−2 −10100%	102 +10100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −582%	75 +582%
Fortnite	6−7 −2067%	130−140 +2067%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −1067%	105 +1067%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −9300%	94 +9300%
Metro Exodus	0−1	62
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −980%	160−170 +980%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −457%	39 +457%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1129%	85−90 +1129%
World of Tanks	27−30 −807%	260−270 +807%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −7900%	80−85 +7900%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −775%	35 +775%
Dota 2	1−2 −11200%	113 +11200%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −618%	75−80 +618%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −900%	90 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −980%	160−170 +980%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2088%	170−180 +2088%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	24−27
World of Tanks	8−9 −2063%	170−180 +2063%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21 +600%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1460%	75−80 +1460%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −4100%	40−45 +4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Valorant	6−7 −1250%	81 +1250%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Dota 2	14−16 −193%	44 +193%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −193%	44 +193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −1925%	80−85 +1925%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	16−18
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −193%	44 +193%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Dota 2	14−16 −260%	54 +260%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%
Valorant	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	87 +0%	87 +0%
Valorant	121 +0%	121 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	58 +0%	58 +0%
Valorant	79 +0%	79 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	57 +0%	57 +0%
Valorant	112 +0%	112 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	41 +0%	41 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	41 +0%	41 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +0%	61 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	34 +0%	34 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

This is how HD 6730M and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1665% faster in 900p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 222% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 2000% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 2700% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 11200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 45 tests (75%)
there's a draw in 15 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.37	26.35
Recency	4 January 2011	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	75 Watt

HD 6730M has 114.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1823.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6730M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.