GeForce RTX 5060 vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5060 outperforms UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 386 | 276 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 63.87 | 9.59 |
| Architecture | no data | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Rocket Lake GT1 | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 March 2021 (3 years ago) | March 2025 (recently) |
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 | no data | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2497 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 299.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 19.18 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
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 | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | no data | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−50%
| 18−20
+50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−56.2%
|
110−120
+56.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−55.6%
|
40−45
+55.6%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
−62.5%
|
35−40
+62.5%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−43.9%
|
80−85
+43.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−56.2%
|
110−120
+56.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−55.6%
|
40−45
+55.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9
−633%
|
65−70
+633%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−36.8%
|
100−110
+36.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−42.9%
|
80−85
+42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−53.7%
|
60−65
+53.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
−62.5%
|
35−40
+62.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−56.3%
|
75−80
+56.3%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−30.4%
|
140−150
+30.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−43.9%
|
80−85
+43.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
−56.2%
|
110−120
+56.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
−28.6%
|
230−240
+28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−55.6%
|
40−45
+55.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 27
−48.1%
|
40−45
+48.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8
−725%
|
65−70
+725%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−36.8%
|
100−110
+36.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−42.9%
|
80−85
+42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−53.7%
|
60−65
+53.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6
−1133%
|
70−75
+1133%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
−62.5%
|
35−40
+62.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7
−514%
|
40−45
+514%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−56.3%
|
75−80
+56.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
−60%
|
55−60
+60%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−30.4%
|
140−150
+30.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−43.9%
|
80−85
+43.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−55.6%
|
40−45
+55.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 25
−40%
|
35−40
+40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8
−725%
|
65−70
+725%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−42.9%
|
80−85
+42.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
−62.5%
|
35−40
+62.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−56.3%
|
75−80
+56.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
−60%
|
55−60
+60%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−30.4%
|
140−150
+30.4%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
−36.8%
|
100−110
+36.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−68%
|
40−45
+68%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
−45.9%
|
140−150
+45.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
−61.9%
|
30−35
+61.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−62.5%
|
24−27
+62.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
−47.4%
|
170−180
+47.4%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−31.7%
|
180−190
+31.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−55.6%
|
55−60
+55.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−58.3%
|
18−20
+58.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−53.6%
|
40−45
+53.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−56.3%
|
50−55
+56.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
−57.1%
|
21−24
+57.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−63.2%
|
30−35
+63.2%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
−58.6%
|
45−50
+58.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−44%
|
35−40
+44%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−62.5%
|
12−14
+62.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−70.6%
|
27−30
+70.6%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−59.2%
|
110−120
+59.2%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−66.7%
|
30−33
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−48.9%
|
70−75
+48.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−52.2%
|
35−40
+52.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−62.5%
|
12−14
+62.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−66.7%
|
20−22
+66.7%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
−53.8%
|
20−22
+53.8%
|
This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5060 is 50% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5060 is 1133% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 5060 surpassed UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) in all 63 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.55 | 20.34 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has 900% lower power consumption.
RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 50.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) in performance tests.
Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.
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