GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs Radeon HD 6730M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6730M with GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

HD 6730M
2011
1 GB GDDR3, 35 Watt
1.38

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms HD 6730M by a whopping 2268% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1008162
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.02
Power efficiency2.8418.14
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameWhistlerGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 cores4802560
Core clock speed725 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors716 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate17.40142.2
Floating-point processing power0.696 TFLOPS9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2480
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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:

900p17
−2253%
400−450
+2253%
Full HD22
−2173%
500−550
+2173%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2173%
750−800
+2173%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−2264%
260−270
+2264%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2173%
750−800
+2173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2150%
180−190
+2150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−2264%
260−270
+2264%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2173%
750−800
+2173%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2186%
160−170
+2186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

This is how HD 6730M and RTX 3050 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 2253% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3050 8 GB is 2173% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 32.68
Recency 4 January 2011 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 130 Watt

HD 6730M has 271.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 2268.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6730M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6730M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop one.


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