UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) vs Radeon R9 270X

Place in performance ranking	368	321
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.61	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	no data
GPU code name	Curacao XT	Rocket Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)	30 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	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 cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	84.00	no data
Floating-point performance	2,688 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 270X and UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	no data
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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

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.

R9 270X 12.63

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 15.72
+24.5%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms Radeon R9 270X by 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 270X 6560
+307%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1613

Radeon R9 270X outperforms UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) by 307% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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

10−12

−40%

14
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

20−22

−25%

24−27
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −24%	30−35 +24%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 −30%	24−27 +30%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −24.4%	50−55 +24.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −28%	30−35 +28%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −27.6%	35−40 +27.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −22.9%	40−45 +22.9%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −23%	75−80 +23%
Hitman 3	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +231%	16 −231%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −26.8%	50−55 +26.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −25.7%	40−45 +25.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +179%	14 −179%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −16.3%	50−55 +16.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −24%	30−35 +24%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 −30%	24−27 +30%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −24.4%	50−55 +24.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −28%	30−35 +28%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −27.6%	35−40 +27.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −22.9%	40−45 +22.9%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −23%	75−80 +23%
Hitman 3	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −22.6%	65−70 +22.6%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +720%	5 −720%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −25.7%	40−45 +25.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +225%	12 −225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −28%	30−35 +28%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −16.3%	50−55 +16.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −24%	30−35 +24%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 −30%	24−27 +30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −28%	30−35 +28%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −25%	24−27 +25%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −27.6%	35−40 +27.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −23%	75−80 +23%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −22.6%	65−70 +22.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −25.6%	45−50 +25.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −28%	30−35 +28%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −16.3%	50−55 +16.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−25.7%

40−45
+25.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −30%	24−27 +30%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −29.2%	30−35 +29.2%
Hitman 3	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −23.1%	30−35 +23.1%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−23.8%

24−27
+23.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−16.7%

14−16
+16.7%

This is how R9 270X and UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 40% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 270X is 720% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 270X is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is ahead in 68 tests (94%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.63	15.72
Recency	8 October 2013	30 March 2021
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 24.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1100% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 270X is a desktop card while UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook one.

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