ATI Radeon X800 PRO vs HD 6730M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6730M with Radeon X800 PRO, including specs and performance data.
HD 6730M outperforms X800 PRO by a whopping 727% 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 | 1084 | 1486 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.72 | 0.24 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | R423 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (15 years ago) | 1 May 2004 (21 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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 160 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 48 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 5.700 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.696 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 12 |
| TMUs | 24 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 48 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x Molex |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 28.8 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 outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0b (9_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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
+750%
| 2−3
−750%
|
| Full HD | 23
+1050%
| 2−3
−1050%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Valorant | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Valorant | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 6730M and ATI X800 PRO compete in popular games:
- HD 6730M is 750% faster in 900p
- HD 6730M is 1050% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.24 | 0.15 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 1 May 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 48 Watt |
HD 6730M has a 726.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 37.1% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6730M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X800 PRO in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6730M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X800 PRO is a desktop one.
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