Radeon HD 8730M vs Quadro M6000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M6000 with Radeon HD 8730M, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M6000
2015, $4,200
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
28.06
+1310%

M6000 outperforms HD 8730M by a whopping 1310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking228937
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.41no data
Power efficiency8.64no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Mars
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date21 March 2015 (11 years ago)1 April 2013 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,199.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores3072384
Core clock speed988 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate213.916.80
Floating-point processing power6.844 TFLOPS0.5376 TFLOPS
ROPs968
TMUs19224
L1 Cache1.1 MB96 KB
L2 Cache3 MB256 KB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount12 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth317.4 GB/s32 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA5.2-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Quadro M6000 28.06
+1310%
HD 8730M 1.99

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro M6000 11709
+1299%
Samples: 196
HD 8730M 837
Samples: 356

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:

900p300−350
+1264%
22
−1264%
Full HD260−270
+1268%
19
−1268%

Cost per frame, $

1080p16.15no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
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3−4
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
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3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 49
+0%
49
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Valorant 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how Quadro M6000 and HD 8730M compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M6000 is 1264% faster in 900p
  • Quadro M6000 is 1268% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.06 1.99
Recency 21 March 2015 1 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 1 GB

Quadro M6000 has a 1310% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8730M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M6000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 8730M is a notebook one.

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