RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs Radeon HD 8730 OEM
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 17 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.82 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.72 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | AD102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 5 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 3 December 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $6,799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 915 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2505 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 1,423 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6144 TFLOPS | 91.06 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 192 |
| TMUs | 24 | 568 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 568 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 142 |
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 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 960.0 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 September 2013 | 3 December 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 300 Watt |
HD 8730 OEM has 538.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8730 OEM and RTX 6000 Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8730 OEM is a desktop card while RTX 6000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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