UHD Graphics 730 vs Radeon HD 8400

Place in the ranking	1176	687
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Power efficiency	1.89	19.00
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Kalindi	Raptor Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 November 2013 (11 years ago)	3 January 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	128	192
Core clock speed	400 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1550 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	18.60
Floating-point processing power	0.1024 TFLOPS	0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	6
TMUs	8	12

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	IGP	Ring Bus
Width	IGP	IGP

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	System Shared	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System Shared
Shared memory	+	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

Motherboard Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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 8400 0.69

UHD Graphics 730 4.16
+503%

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 8400 265

UHD Graphics 730 1603
+505%

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 HD

−500%

60−65
+500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
−500%

18−20

+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Hitman 3	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −491%	65−70 +491%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −500%	180−190 +500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Hitman 3	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −491%	65−70 +491%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −500%	60−65 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −500%	180−190 +500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Hitman 3	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −491%	65−70 +491%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −500%	60−65 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −500%	180−190 +500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−500%

6−7
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Hitman 3	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
−500%

18−20

+500%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
−500%

12−14

+500%

This is how HD 8400 and UHD Graphics 730 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 730 is 500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.69	4.16
Recency	23 November 2013	3 January 2023
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 has a 502.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8400 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.