GeForce RTX 4080 vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

Place in the ranking	373	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	28.95
Power efficiency	64.23	19.50
Architecture	no data	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Rocket Lake GT1	AD103
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2021 (3 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,199

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 cores	no data	9728
Core clock speed	no data	2205 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	761.5
Floating-point processing power	no data	48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	112
TMUs	no data	304
Tensor Cores	no data	304
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	76

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	310 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	no data	16 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	716.8 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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	no data	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 13.86

RTX 4080 89.75
+548%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 11485

RTX 4080 86267
+651%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1768

RTX 4080 143194
+7999%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1613

RTX 4080 57903
+3490%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 83293

RTX 4080 185431
+123%

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	11 −2100%	242 +2100%
1440p	24−27 −583%	164 +583%
4K	16−18 −594%	111 +594%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.95
1440p	no data	7.31
4K	no data	10.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−863%

231
+863%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −408%	180−190 +408%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −908%	262 +908%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −378%	240−250 +378%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −275%	120−130 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −863%	231 +863%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −219%	110−120 +219%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −367%	200−210 +367%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −164%	260−270 +164%
Hitman 3	30−33 −330%	120−130 +330%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −300%	300−350 +300%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −192%	150−160 +192%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −188%	120−130 +188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −692%	400−450 +692%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −92.5%	150−160 +92.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −408%	180−190 +408%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −735%	217 +735%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −378%	240−250 +378%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −275%	120−130 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −775%	210 +775%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −219%	110−120 +219%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −367%	200−210 +367%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −164%	260−270 +164%
Hitman 3	30−33 −330%	120−130 +330%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −300%	300−350 +300%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −192%	150−160 +192%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −188%	120−130 +188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 −4167%	512 +4167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −457%	200−210 +457%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −92.5%	150−160 +92.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −408%	180−190 +408%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −627%	189 +627%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −275%	120−130 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −692%	190 +692%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −219%	110−120 +219%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −164%	260−270 +164%
Hitman 3	30−33 −330%	120−130 +330%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −401%	396 +401%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −841%	480 +841%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −600%	259 +600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −105%	164 +105%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−188%

120−130
+188%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −453%	160−170 +453%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −367%	110−120 +367%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −594%	110−120 +594%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −1077%	153 +1077%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −382%	80−85 +382%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1513%	129 +1513%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −367%	80−85 +367%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −227%	270−280 +227%
Hitman 3	18−20 −589%	130−140 +589%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −938%	332 +938%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −432%	149 +432%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1245%	390 +1245%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1024%	191 +1024%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −150%	240−250 +150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−396%

120−130
+396%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −487%	85−90 +487%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −475%	65−70 +475%
Hitman 3	10−12 −655%	80−85 +655%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −186%	220−230 +186%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −788%	140−150 +788%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1147%	187 +1147%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −800%	80−85 +800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −1329%	100 +1329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −550%	50−55 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2000%	63 +2000%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −525%	50−55 +525%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −848%	190−200 +848%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −1119%	195 +1119%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −1350%	87 +1350%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−693%

110−120
+693%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 is 2100% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 is 583% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 is 594% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4080 is 4167% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4080 surpassed UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.86	89.75
Recency	30 March 2021	20 September 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	320 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has 2033.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 547.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4080 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.