ATI Radeon HD 4890 vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) with Radeon HD 4890, including specs and performance data.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
2021
15 Watt
14.07
+254%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms ATI HD 4890 by a whopping 254% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking370697
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.46
Power efficiency64.721.45
Architectureno dataTeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1RV790
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 years ago)2 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 coresno data800
Core clock speedno data850 MHz
Number of transistorsno data959 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rateno data34.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.36 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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 2.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data975 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data124.8 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 data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data10.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/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:

Full HD12
+300%
3−4
−300%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data83.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Elden Ring 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+283%
12−14
−283%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Metro Exodus 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%
Valorant 55−60
+300%
14−16
−300%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+283%
12−14
−283%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Dota 2 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Elden Ring 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Far Cry 5 18
+260%
5−6
−260%
Fortnite 75−80
+276%
21−24
−276%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Metro Exodus 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+278%
27−30
−278%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Valorant 55−60
+300%
14−16
−300%
World of Tanks 180−190
+272%
50−55
−272%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+283%
12−14
−283%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Dota 2 25
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+256%
16−18
−256%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+278%
27−30
−278%
Valorant 55−60
+300%
14−16
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Elden Ring 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+290%
30−33
−290%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
World of Tanks 95−100
+267%
27−30
−267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+267%
9−10
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Valorant 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Dota 2 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Elden Ring 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+310%
10−11
−310%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Dota 2 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Fortnite 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Valorant 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and ATI HD 4890 compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.07 3.98
Recency 30 March 2021 2 April 2009
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 190 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 253.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1166.7% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4890 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4890 is a desktop one.


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