Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) with Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop), including specs and performance data.
UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 378 | 779 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 64.31 | no data |
Architecture | no data | GCN (2012−2015) |
GPU code name | Rocket Lake GT1 | Kaveri Spectre |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 30 March 2021 (3 years ago) | 14 January 2014 (11 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 cores | no data | 512 |
Core clock speed | no data | 720 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 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.
Shared memory | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | no data | 12 (FL 12_0) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
- Other tests
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
- Unigine Heaven 3.0
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
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.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Unigine Heaven 3.0
This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.
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 | 13
−38.5%
| 18
+38.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
Atomic Heart | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+167%
|
9−10
−167%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
Atomic Heart | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+470%
|
10−11
−470%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+167%
|
9−10
−167%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
Far Cry 5 | 9
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
Fortnite | 75−80
+407%
|
14−16
−407%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+300%
|
14−16
−300%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+269%
|
12−14
−269%
|
Valorant | 110−120
+143%
|
45−50
−143%
|
Atomic Heart | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+470%
|
10−11
−470%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+167%
|
9−10
−167%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
+239%
|
50−55
−239%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
Dota 2 | 27
−7.4%
|
29
+7.4%
|
Far Cry 5 | 8
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Fortnite | 75−80
+407%
|
14−16
−407%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+300%
|
14−16
−300%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 6
−50%
|
9
+50%
|
Metro Exodus | 7
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+269%
|
12−14
−269%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+250%
|
10
−250%
|
Valorant | 110−120
+143%
|
45−50
−143%
|
Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+470%
|
10−11
−470%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+167%
|
9−10
−167%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
Dota 2 | 25
−4%
|
26
+4%
|
Far Cry 5 | 8
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+300%
|
14−16
−300%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+269%
|
12−14
−269%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+483%
|
6
−483%
|
Valorant | 110−120
+143%
|
45−50
−143%
|
Fortnite | 75−80
+407%
|
14−16
−407%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
+371%
|
21−24
−371%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
Metro Exodus | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110−120
+427%
|
21−24
−427%
|
Valorant | 130−140
+396%
|
27−30
−396%
|
Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+414%
|
7−8
−414%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+480%
|
5−6
−480%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+357%
|
7−8
−357%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+320%
|
5−6
−320%
|
Fortnite | 27−30
+480%
|
5−6
−480%
|
Atomic Heart | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+56.3%
|
16−18
−56.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+467%
|
3−4
−467%
|
Valorant | 70−75
+407%
|
14−16
−407%
|
Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Dota 2 | 45−50
+488%
|
8−9
−488%
|
Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
Fortnite | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compete in popular games:
- R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 38% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 1500% faster.
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 50% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is ahead in 58 tests (95%)
- R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 14.02 | 3.05 |
Recency | 30 March 2021 | 14 January 2014 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 359.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.
Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook card while Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop one.
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