UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) vs Radeon R9 280

Place in performance ranking	339	319
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.99	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Tahiti	Rocket Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	4 March 2014 (10 years ago)	30 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data
Current price	$91 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1792	no data
Boost clock speed	933 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,313 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	104.5	no data
Floating-point performance	3,344 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 280 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.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-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	3 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	no data
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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	-	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 280 14.39

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 15.70
+9.1%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms Radeon R9 280 by 9% 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 280 8020
+397%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1613

Radeon R9 280 outperforms UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) by 397% 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

12−14

−16.7%

14
+16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+0%

24−27
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −4.7%	45−50 +4.7%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −8.1%	80−85 +8.1%
Hitman 3	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −5.8%	55−60 +5.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −4.7%	45−50 +4.7%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −8.1%	80−85 +8.1%
Hitman 3	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −3.2%	65−70 +3.2%
Metro Exodus	5 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −2.3%	45−50 +2.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −8.1%	80−85 +8.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −3.2%	65−70 +3.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−2.3%

45−50
+2.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−3.8%

27−30
+3.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Hitman 3	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%