UHD Graphics 730 vs HD Graphics (Braswell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Braswell) with UHD Graphics 730, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Braswell)
2015
0.61

UHD Graphics 730 outperforms HD Graphics (Braswell) by a whopping 572% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1207694
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Power efficiencyno data19.14
ArchitectureGen. 8 (2015−2016)Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameBraswellRaptor Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 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 cores16192
Core clock speed320 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed700 MHz1550 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data18.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPsno data6
TMUsno data12

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 dataRing Bus
Widthno dataIGP

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 dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataMotherboard Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.212 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Fortnite 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
World of Tanks 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
World of Tanks 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Valorant 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Dota 2 14−16
−567%
100−105
+567%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−567%
100−105
+567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−567%
100−105
+567%
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Dota 2 14−16
−567%
100−105
+567%
Valorant 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 4.10
Recency 1 April 2015 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics 730 has a 572.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Braswell) in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Braswell) is a notebook card while UHD Graphics 730 is a desktop one.

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