AMD Radeon HD 8730M video card review: Specs | Hashrate

AMD Radeon HD 8730M video card review: Specs | Hashrate | Testing – The AMD Radeon HD 8730M laptop graphics processor is manufactured in a 28nm process and is based on the Graphics Core Next design. With the 8730M GPU, you get 384 stream processors, 24 texture units, and 8 ROP units. The base frequency of the yar is 650 MHz. Traditionally for AMD mobile GPUs, Turbo mode allows the GPU frequency to be increased by 50 MHz for a short time. Graphics memory is limited to 2GB and is based on DDR3 technology. The memory clock speed is 1000 MHz, it is connected via a 128-bit interface. Of course, the 8730M uses a variety of energy saving mechanisms. In addition to Enduro technology, which allows switching between different graphics cores, other energy saving technologies are used. For example, an AMD GPU can conserve power by turning off unused areas of the die. The AMD Radeon HD 8730M mobile video adapter fully supports DirectX 11.1 and Shader 5.0.

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1 Supported technologies

As for the performance of the AMD Radeon HD 8730M, it will most likely be about the same as that of the video card from the competing company GeForce GT 635M.

Supported technologies

you PowerTune – a calculator that calculates the power consumption of the card in real time at intervals of milliseconds based on the analysis of the task being performed (without any analog sensors). And if possible, the GPU clock speed increases. Note that this is not a reset of the frequency relative to the nominal when the power threshold is reached, but, on the contrary, a precisely verified dynamic acceleration.

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ATI PowerPlay Is a dynamic power management technology used in some graphics processing units (GPUs) manufactured by AMD (formerly ATI). The principle of operation is based on tracking the GPU load, determining the optimal parameters and correspondingly changing the clock frequency of the chip, memory and supply voltage, thereby optimizing the power consumption and heat dissipation of the video card. The technology in idle modes can disable unused GPU blocks.

ATI Eyefinity — a technology developed by the American company AMD that allows multiple displays to be connected together to a personal computer. ATI Eyefinity assumes connection from one to six displays inclusive to one graphics card. Desktop duplication and stretching modes are supported across multiple monitors, and a special new feature allows displays to be grouped into one large screen that can display a PC desktop or, for example, video, as well as windowed or full-screen 3D applications.

AMD HD3D — The technology is supported by an extended and open ecosystem that, when combined with specific AMD hardware and software technologies, enables the 3D viewing of many applications and processes on the PC.

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AMD Enduro — Automatically disables AMD Radeon discrete graphics for lightweight applications and extends battery life.

AMD Zero Core — In a deep idle state, the new GPU consumes less than 5% of the power of full-fledged mode, disabling most of the functional blocks in this mode.

Specifications

AMD Radeon HD 8730M

Manufacturer

AMD

Series

Radeon HD 8000М

Processor code

GCN

Streams

shraders 384

Core clock speed

650 MHz

Shader frequency

650 MHz

Memory frequency

2000 MHz

Memory bus width

128 pages

Memory type

DDR3

Memory Amount

2048 MB

DirectX

DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1

Technology

28 n.m.

Synthetic tests

3DMark (2011) – Performance GPU: 1370
3DMark (2013) – Ice Storm Standard Graphics: 42596
3DMark (2013) – Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 8054
3DMark (2013) – Fire Strike Standard Graphics: 1165

Game test results for mobile video cards may vary depending on laptop model and configuration

Game testing

Battlefield 3. The resolution is 1366×768 pixels, when setting (medium) and activating fourfold anti-aliasing, the average number of frames per second was 32 FPS. When the settings were increased to the high level (High AFx16, AA), the number of FPS was 26 FPS.

Dishonored. The graphics settings are medium (Medium off, 1366×768, AF, AA) – 55 FPS, when the settings are increased to the high level (High, 1366×768 on, AF, FXAA), the average frame rate per second was 48 frames per second. When setting the resolution to 1920 × 1080 pixels, and the settings to the level (Ultra on AF FXAA), the result was 27 frames per second.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. At medium settings (1366×768, Medium, AF 4xAA), the average number of FPS in the game was 44. At high graphics settings (1366×768, High 8xAA, 8 AF) – 30 PS.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. With a resolution of 1366×768 pixels and high game settings (High FXAF, 2xMSAAA), the result averaged 25 frames per second. At medium graphics settings (Medium AF, AA) 47 frames per second. At the highest Ultra settings, the display resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels, the average number of frames per second was 17.

Hitman: Absolution. Graphic settings are average (Mediuml, 2xAF, AA, 1366×768) 15 FPS, when the settings are increased to high (High, 1366 x 768, 2xMSAA, 8xAF), the average frame rate per second is 12.