Radeon HD 7450M vs HD 7730

Place in the ranking	765	1146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	no data
Power efficiency	4.58	8.43
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Seymour
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 May 2013 (11 years ago)	7 January 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59	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 cores	384	160
Core clock speed	800 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	7 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.20	5.600
Floating-point processing power	0.6144 TFLOPS	0.224 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	24	8

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	14.4 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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 7730 3.10
+265%

HD 7450M 0.85

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 7730 1207
+267%

HD 7450M 329

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.10	0.85
Recency	1 May 2013	7 January 2012
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	7 Watt

HD 7730 has a 264.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 7450M, on the other hand, has 571.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7450M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7730 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7450M is a notebook one.

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