UHD Graphics 730 vs Radeon RX 590

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 590 and UHD Graphics 730, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 590
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 175 Watt
24.42
+486%

RX 590 outperforms UHD Graphics 730 by a whopping 486% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking232688
Place by popularitynot in top-10076
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.35no data
Power efficiency9.6119.14
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)
GPU code namePolaris 30Raptor Lake GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 November 2018 (6 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 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 cores2304192
Core clock speed1469 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1550 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate222.518.60
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs326
TMUs14412

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
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth256.0 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+-

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.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

RX 590 24.42
+486%
UHD Graphics 730 4.17

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.

RX 590 9387
+486%
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 HD102
+538%
16−18
−538%
1440p61
+510%
10−12
−510%
4K37
+517%
6−7
−517%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.74no data
1440p4.57no data
4K7.54no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+513%
8−9
−513%
Elden Ring 80−85
+567%
12−14
−567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 87
+521%
14−16
−521%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+513%
8−9
−513%
Forza Horizon 4 137
+552%
21−24
−552%
Metro Exodus 88
+529%
14−16
−529%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+550%
14−16
−550%
Valorant 128
+510%
21−24
−510%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 129
+514%
21−24
−514%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+513%
8−9
−513%
Dota 2 52
+550%
8−9
−550%
Elden Ring 80−85
+567%
12−14
−567%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+533%
12−14
−533%
Fortnite 116
+544%
18−20
−544%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+533%
18−20
−533%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+558%
12−14
−558%
Metro Exodus 60
+500%
10−11
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 239
+498%
40−45
−498%
Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+550%
6−7
−550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+558%
12−14
−558%
Valorant 64
+540%
10−11
−540%
World of Tanks 250−260
+538%
40−45
−538%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 71
+492%
12−14
−492%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+513%
8−9
−513%
Dota 2 80−85
+500%
14−16
−500%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+533%
12−14
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+525%
16−18
−525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 79
+558%
12−14
−558%
Valorant 110
+511%
18−20
−511%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
Elden Ring 40−45
+514%
7−8
−514%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+486%
7−8
−486%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+548%
27−30
−548%
Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+525%
4−5
−525%
World of Tanks 160−170
+500%
27−30
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+513%
8−9
−513%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+492%
12−14
−492%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+600%
10−11
−600%
Metro Exodus 58
+544%
9−10
−544%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+600%
5−6
−600%
Valorant 75
+525%
12−14
−525%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Dota 2 41
+486%
7−8
−486%
Elden Ring 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+486%
7−8
−486%
Metro Exodus 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 82
+486%
14−16
−486%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
+486%
7−8
−486%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+500%
5−6
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 40−45
+500%
7−8
−500%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Fortnite 34
+580%
5−6
−580%
Forza Horizon 4 40
+567%
6−7
−567%
Valorant 39
+550%
6−7
−550%

This is how RX 590 and UHD Graphics 730 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 538% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 510% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 517% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.42 4.17
Recency 15 November 2018 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 15 Watt

RX 590 has a 485.6% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 730 in performance tests.


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