UHD Graphics 730 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7870 XT and UHD Graphics 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7870 XT
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
11.60
+179%

HD 7870 XT outperforms UHD Graphics 730 by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking415687
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Power efficiency4.3019.00
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameTahitiRaptor Lake GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 November 2012 (12 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$270 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1536192
Core clock speed925 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHz1550 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate93.6018.60
Floating-point processing power2.995 TFLOPS0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs326
TMUs9612

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Ring Bus
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/sno data

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortMotherboard Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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 7870 XT 11.60
+179%
UHD Graphics 730 4.16

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 7870 XT 4469
+179%
UHD Graphics 730 1603

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.60 4.16
Recency 19 November 2012 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 15 Watt

HD 7870 XT has a 178.8% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 1133.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7870 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 730 in performance tests.


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