Radeon Instinct MI250 vs UHD Graphics 730
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 687 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 83 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 19.00 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) | CDNA 2.0 (2021) |
| GPU code name | Raptor Lake GT1 | Aldebaran |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 8 November 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 | 13312 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1550 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 58,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 18.60 | 1,414 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5952 TFLOPS | 45.26 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 6 | no data |
| TMUs | 12 | 832 |
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 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | System Shared | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 128 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 3,277 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) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 January 2023 | 8 November 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 500 Watt |
UHD Graphics 730 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 3233.3% lower power consumption.
Instinct MI250, on the other hand, has a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 730 and Radeon Instinct MI250. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 is a desktop card while Radeon Instinct MI250 is a workstation 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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