RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon HD 6730M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6730M with RTX 4500 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms HD 6730M by a whopping 5501% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1012 | 10 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.75 | 25.67 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | AD103 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 9 August 2023 (1 year 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 | 7680 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 2070 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2580 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 45,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 210 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 619.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.696 TFLOPS | 39.63 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 80 |
| TMUs | 24 | 240 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 60 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 245 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 432.0 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 | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
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
−5488%
| 950−1000
+5488%
|
| Full HD | 23
−5335%
| 1250−1300
+5335%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5400%
|
220−230
+5400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−4900%
|
300−310
+4900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−5400%
|
220−230
+5400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5400%
|
220−230
+5400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−4900%
|
300−310
+4900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−5257%
|
750−800
+5257%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−5400%
|
110−120
+5400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−4900%
|
400−450
+4900%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−5355%
|
1800−1850
+5355%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−4900%
|
300−310
+4900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−5400%
|
220−230
+5400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5400%
|
220−230
+5400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−4900%
|
300−310
+4900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−5257%
|
750−800
+5257%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−5400%
|
110−120
+5400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−4900%
|
400−450
+4900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−5355%
|
600−650
+5355%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−5355%
|
1800−1850
+5355%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−4900%
|
300−310
+4900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−5400%
|
220−230
+5400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5400%
|
220−230
+5400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−4900%
|
300−310
+4900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−5257%
|
750−800
+5257%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−4900%
|
400−450
+4900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−5355%
|
600−650
+5355%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−5355%
|
1800−1850
+5355%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−5400%
|
110−120
+5400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−5400%
|
110−120
+5400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−4900%
|
350−400
+4900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 5−6
−5500%
|
280−290
+5500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
−4900%
|
300−310
+4900%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−5400%
|
220−230
+5400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
This is how HD 6730M and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:
- RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 5488% faster in 900p
- RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 5335% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.38 | 77.29 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 9 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 210 Watt |
HD 6730M has 500% lower power consumption.
RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 5500.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6730M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6730M is a notebook card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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