UHD Graphics 730 vs Radeon 540

Place in the ranking	719	687
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	no data
Power efficiency	4.92	19.00
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Lexa	Raptor Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	384	192
Core clock speed	1183 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	1550 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.39	18.60
Floating-point processing power	0.9085 TFLOPS	0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	6
TMUs	24	12

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	PCIe 3.0 x8	Ring Bus
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	32 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	24 GB/s	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

2x DisplayPort 1.4a

Motherboard Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Radeon 540 3.59

UHD Graphics 730 4.16
+15.9%

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.

Radeon 540 1383

UHD Graphics 730 1603
+15.9%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.59	4.16
Recency	20 April 2017	3 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 has a 15.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.