Radeon HD 6730M vs RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Radeon HD 6730M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.39
+657%

M GL outperforms HD 6730M by a whopping 657% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5051088
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.122.73
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code namePolaris 22Whistler
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (8 years ago)4 January 2011 (15 years 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 cores1280480
Core clock speed931 MHz725 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,000 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate80.8817.40
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS0.696 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8024
L1 Cache320 KB48 KB
L2 Cache1024 KB256 KB

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPMXM-A (3.0)

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 typeHBM2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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:

900p120−130
+606%
17
−606%
Full HD170−180
+639%
23
−639%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Fortnite 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+397%
27−30
−397%
Dota 2 65−70
+331%
16−18
−331%
Fortnite 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%

Full HD
Ultra

Dota 2 65−70
+331%
16−18
−331%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High

Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and HD 6730M compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is 606% faster in 900p
  • RX Vega M GL is 639% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 3400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL performs better in 15 tests (35%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (65%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.39 1.24
Recency 1 February 2018 4 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

RX Vega M GL has a 657% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 186% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6730M, on the other hand, has 86% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6730M in performance tests.

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