Radeon HD 7730 vs RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with Radeon HD 7730, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.65
+48.1%

RX Vega 5 outperforms HD 7730 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking655758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.16
Power efficiency21.344.60
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameVegaCape Verde
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)1 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores320384
Core clock speedno data800 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rateno data19.20
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6144 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1125 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72 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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

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
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.92

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Forza Horizon 5 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Valorant 18
+50%
12−14
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Dota 2 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry 5 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Fortnite 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 41
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Valorant 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
World of Tanks 50
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Dota 2 37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Valorant 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
World of Tanks 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Valorant 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Dota 2 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Fortnite 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Valorant 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how RX Vega 5 and HD 7730 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is 58% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.65 3.14
Recency 7 January 2020 1 May 2013
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 47 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 48.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7730 is a desktop one.


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