Radeon RX Vega M vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) with Radeon RX Vega M, including specs and performance data.
RX Vega M outperforms UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 373 | 316 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 63.87 | 78.66 |
| Architecture | no data | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Rocket Lake GT1 | Vega |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 March 2021 (3 years ago) | 1 February 2018 (6 years 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 | no data | 512 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 720 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1190 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 38.08 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 | IGP |
| 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 | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
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
−9.1%
| 12−14
+9.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−12.5%
|
27−30
+12.5%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
−11.1%
|
40−45
+11.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−17.6%
|
60−65
+17.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−12.5%
|
27−30
+12.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−21.6%
|
45−50
+21.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
−16.3%
|
50−55
+16.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−18.8%
|
120−130
+18.8%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−33
−16.7%
|
35−40
+16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 75−80
−20.3%
|
95−100
+20.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
−22.6%
|
65−70
+22.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
−16.3%
|
50−55
+16.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
−17.6%
|
60−65
+17.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
−18.8%
|
95−100
+18.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
−11.1%
|
40−45
+11.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−17.6%
|
60−65
+17.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−12.5%
|
27−30
+12.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−21.6%
|
45−50
+21.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
−16.3%
|
50−55
+16.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−18.8%
|
120−130
+18.8%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−33
−16.7%
|
35−40
+16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 75−80
−20.3%
|
95−100
+20.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
−22.6%
|
65−70
+22.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
−16.3%
|
50−55
+16.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
−21.6%
|
45−50
+21.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
−18.8%
|
95−100
+18.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
−11.1%
|
40−45
+11.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−12.5%
|
27−30
+12.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−21.6%
|
45−50
+21.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−18.8%
|
120−130
+18.8%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−33
−16.7%
|
35−40
+16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 75−80
−20.3%
|
95−100
+20.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
−17.6%
|
60−65
+17.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
−21.6%
|
45−50
+21.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
−18.8%
|
95−100
+18.8%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
−16.3%
|
50−55
+16.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
−16.7%
|
35−40
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−12.5%
|
27−30
+12.5%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
−12.5%
|
18−20
+12.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−16.7%
|
21−24
+16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−20.5%
|
100−105
+20.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
−7.1%
|
30−33
+7.1%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
−20.7%
|
35−40
+20.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 95−100
−14.6%
|
110−120
+14.6%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−15.4%
|
30−33
+15.4%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 75−80
−20.3%
|
95−100
+20.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−12.5%
|
18−20
+12.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
−12.5%
|
18−20
+12.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and RX Vega M compete in popular games:
- RX Vega M is 9% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.86 | 17.07 |
| Recency | 30 March 2021 | 1 February 2018 |
UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has an age advantage of 3 years.
RX Vega M, on the other hand, has a 23.2% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX Vega M 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 Radeon RX Vega M 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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