GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q vs UHD Graphics 730
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 686 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 20.35 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Raptor Lake GT1 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 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 | 192 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1550 MHz | 1057 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 18.60 | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5952 TFLOPS | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 6 | 32 |
| TMUs | 12 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 176.0 GB/s |
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 | Motherboard Dependent | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 January 2023 | 11 May 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
UHD Graphics 730 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 730 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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