UHD Graphics 730 vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 56 with UHD Graphics 730, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 56
2017
8 GB HBM2, 210 Watt
32.01
+671%

Pro Vega 56 outperforms UHD Graphics 730 by a whopping 671% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking169681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.11no data
Power efficiency11.0019.96
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameVega 10Raptor Lake GT1
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date14 August 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3584192
Core clock speed1138 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1550 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate280.018.60
Floating-point processing power8.96 TFLOPS0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs646
TMUs22412

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Ring Bus
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeHBM2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width2048 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed786 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortMotherboard Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3

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.

Pro Vega 56 32.01
+671%
UHD Graphics 730 4.15

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.

Pro Vega 56 12353
+671%
UHD Graphics 730 1603

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:

Full HD100
+733%
12−14
−733%
4K55
+686%
7−8
−686%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+686%
7−8
−686%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+767%
12−14
−767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+713%
8−9
−713%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+700%
9−10
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+710%
10−11
−710%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+714%
21−24
−714%
Hitman 3 65−70
+738%
8−9
−738%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+678%
18−20
−678%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+792%
12−14
−792%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+690%
10−11
−690%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+707%
14−16
−707%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+736%
14−16
−736%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+686%
7−8
−686%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+767%
12−14
−767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+713%
8−9
−713%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+700%
9−10
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+710%
10−11
−710%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+714%
21−24
−714%
Hitman 3 65−70
+738%
8−9
−738%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+678%
18−20
−678%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+792%
12−14
−792%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+690%
10−11
−690%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+707%
14−16
−707%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+738%
8−9
−738%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+736%
14−16
−736%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+686%
7−8
−686%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+713%
8−9
−713%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+700%
9−10
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+714%
21−24
−714%
Hitman 3 65−70
+738%
8−9
−738%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+678%
18−20
−678%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+707%
14−16
−707%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+700%
8−9
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+736%
14−16
−736%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+690%
10−11
−690%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+771%
7−8
−771%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+717%
6−7
−717%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+776%
21−24
−776%
Hitman 3 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+750%
8−9
−750%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+771%
7−8
−771%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+722%
9−10
−722%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
+705%
21−24
−705%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+671%
7−8
−671%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Hitman 3 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+778%
18−20
−778%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+680%
5−6
−680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
+740%
5−6
−740%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and UHD Graphics 730 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 56 is 733% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 56 is 686% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.01 4.15
Recency 14 August 2017 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 15 Watt

Pro Vega 56 has a 671.3% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 1300% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 56 is a mobile workstation card while UHD Graphics 730 is a desktop one.


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