ATI Radeon X1600 vs HD 6730M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6730M with Radeon X1600, including specs and performance data.
HD 6730M outperforms ATI X1600 by a whopping 1009% 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 | 1058 | 1482 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.72 | 0.32 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | RV516 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 2007 (18 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 | 480 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 635 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 105 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 2.540 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.696 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 4 |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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:
| 900p | 17
+1600%
| 1−2
−1600%
|
| Full HD | 23
+1050%
| 2−3
−1050%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+1350%
|
2−3
−1350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Valorant | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Valorant | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 6730M and ATI X1600 compete in popular games:
- HD 6730M is 1600% faster in 900p
- HD 6730M is 1050% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.22 | 0.11 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 27 Watt |
HD 6730M has a 1009.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.
ATI X1600, on the other hand, has 29.6% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6730M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6730M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X1600 is a desktop one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
