UHD Graphics 730 vs Radeon RX 550X Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 550X Mobile with UHD Graphics 730, including specs and performance data.
RX 550X Mobile outperforms UHD Graphics 730 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 584 | 687 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 82 |
| Power efficiency | 8.31 | 19.01 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 23 | Raptor Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
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 | 640 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1287 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 | 51.48 | 18.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.647 TFLOPS | 0.5952 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 6 |
| TMUs | 40 | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | Motherboard Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
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 HD | 26
+62.5%
| 16−18
−62.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+48.1%
|
27−30
−48.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+54.2%
|
24−27
−54.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 26
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+66.7%
|
30−33
−66.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+48.1%
|
27−30
−48.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+54.2%
|
24−27
−54.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12−14
−66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+66.7%
|
30−33
−66.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+48.1%
|
27−30
−48.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+54.2%
|
24−27
−54.2%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 50−55
+66.7%
|
30−33
−66.7%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+50%
|
8−9
−50%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+50%
|
12−14
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+62.5%
|
24−27
−62.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
+50%
|
10−11
−50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
This is how RX 550X Mobile and UHD Graphics 730 compete in popular games:
- RX 550X Mobile is 63% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.06 | 4.16 |
| Recency | 11 April 2018 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
RX 550X Mobile has a 45.7% higher aggregate performance score.
UHD Graphics 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 730 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 550X Mobile is a notebook card while UHD Graphics 730 is a desktop 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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