GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7730M

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Aggregate performance score

HD 7730M
2012
2 GB DDR3, 25 Watt
1.97

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 7730M by a whopping 2670% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking85639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameLombok GLGN21-X11
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$338 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5129728
Core clock speed575 MHzno data
Boost clock speed675 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate21.60515.3
Floating-point performance691.2 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7730M and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s576.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDAno data8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 7730M 1.97
RTX 4090 Mobile 54.56
+2670%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 7730M by 2670% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7730M 1478
RTX 4090 Mobile 64746
+4281%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 7730M by 4281% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7730M 7056
RTX 4090 Mobile 113387
+1507%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon HD 7730M by 1507% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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
−821%
175
+821%
1440p4−5
−3175%
131
+3175%
4K3−4
−2733%
85
+2733%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3800%
156
+3800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−4300%
85−90
+4300%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−17300%
170−180
+17300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2260%
110−120
+2260%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3450%
142
+3450%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1100%
95−100
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−6050%
120−130
+6050%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2520%
130−140
+2520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2429%
354
+2429%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−3518%
398
+3518%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−14300%
144
+14300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−4300%
85−90
+4300%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−17300%
170−180
+17300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2260%
110−120
+2260%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3300%
136
+3300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1600%
136
+1600%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3550%
73
+3550%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1560%
83
+1560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2357%
344
+2357%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−2600%
297
+2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−7780%
394
+7780%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−13000%
131
+13000%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−4300%
85−90
+4300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2260%
110−120
+2260%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3025%
125
+3025%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1100%
95−100
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2079%
305
+2079%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−3980%
204
+3980%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−3700%
110−120
+3700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−6250%
120−130
+6250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 45−50

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1640%
85−90
+1640%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9400%
95
+9400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−4967%
152
+4967%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−6000%
120−130
+6000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−4117%
253
+4117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−8100%
164
+8100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 109

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 8−9
−1325%
114
+1325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−6350%
129
+6350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 78
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 55−60
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−7350%
149
+7350%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−2450%
102
+2450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 69

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1667%
50−55
+1667%

This is how HD 7730M and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 821% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 3175% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 2733% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 4090 Mobile is 17300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4090 Mobile surpassed HD 7730M in all 49 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.97 54.56
Recency 24 April 2012 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7730M in performance tests.


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