Intel HD Graphics P630 vs AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Intel HD Graphics P630
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The Intel HD Graphics P630 (GT2) is an integrated graphics unit, which can be found in various Xeon workstation processors of the Kaby Lake generation. The "GT2" version of the Skylake GPU offers 24 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at up to 1050 MHz (depending on the CPU model). Due to its lack of dedicated graphics memory or eDRAM cache, the P630 has to access the main memory (2x 64bit DDR3L-1600 / DDR4-2133). It uses the same silicon as the consumer HD Graphics 630 in Kaby-Lake-H processors but features optimized drivers for workstaion and CAD software. According to Intel it is certified for 15 applications (see list).
Performance
According to Intel, the performance of the P630 is identical to the Intel HD Graphis P530 (Skylake predecessor) processor graphics card and 1.94x faster than the old Intel HD Graphics P4000. Compared to consumer cards, the gaming performance should be on a similar level to the dedicated GeForce 920M and will handle old games (as of 2015) in low or medium settings.
Features
The revised video engine in the Kaby Lake chips now supports H.265/HEVC Main10 profile at 10-bit color depth and also the VP9 codec in hardware. Furthermore, HDCP 2.2 is also supported in all chips, which allows Netflix 4K videos, for instance.
Power Consumption
The HD Graphics P630 can be found in mobile quad-core Xeon processors with 45 W TDP and also desktop processors of the Xeon range with higher TDPs.
Source: http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/hd-graphics-performance-guide.pdf
AMD Radeon HD 8730M
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The AMD Radeon HD 8730M (sometimes known as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 8730) is a DirectX 11.1 graphics card for laptops. It is based on the Mars chip (28nm GCN architecture) with 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. The core is clocked at 650 MHz (700 MHz Boost) and can access a DDR3 VRAM (1000 MHz).
The performance of the Radeon HD 8730M is similar to the GeForce GT 640M LE. Current and demanding games (as of 2012/2013) like Far Cry 3 will run fluently in medium-low resolutions and detail settings.
The 384 shaders can be used with OpenCL 1.2 for general-purpose calculations (as 6 compute units). Compared to old TeraScale 2 chips, the GCN-based Mars architecture offers improved performance in this framework.
Features of the 8730M include video decoding via UVD3 for decoding MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and Flash directly from the AMD GPU. Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos are now compatible as well.
The 8700M series also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro, the technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the 8730M can directly support up to 2 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.
Other features of the 8700M series include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off and Power Gating to power down areas of the chip that are not used. PowerTune allows automatic overclocking and underclocking of the graphics card as long as the GPU is within its TDP limit. For example, the chip may be underclocked when running FurMark and OCCT, but will overclock in certain games like Lost Planet, Crysis or Resident Evil 5.
The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it now allows audio to output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.
The power consumption should be slightly below that of the old HD 7670M. As a result, the 8730M is suited for 13-inch notebooks or larger.
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| Codename | Kaby-Lake-H-GT2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake | GCN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 24 - unified | 384 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.4 | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 14 nm | 28 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | QuickSync | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 05.08.2015 | 16.11.2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | DDR3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 900 Million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Average Benchmarks Intel HD Graphics P630 → 100% n=2
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8730M → 83% n=2
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Far Cry 3
2012
Assassin´s Creed III
2012
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Dishonored
2012
Fifa 13
2012
F1 2012
2012
Borderlands 2
2012
Guild Wars 2
2012
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Darksiders II
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Max Payne 3
2012
Dirt Showdown
2012
Diablo III
2012
Risen 2: Dark Waters
2012
Mass Effect 3
2012
Alan Wake
2012
Anno 2070
2011
Battlefield 3
2011
Mafia 2
2010
StarCraft 2
2010
Metro 2033
2010
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
2007
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
2007| Intel HD Graphics P630 | AMD Radeon HD 8730M | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Far Cry 3 | 48 | 37.2 | 18 | 5.7 | ||||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed III | 18.1 | 16.8 | 6.8 | |||||||||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 15 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 | 72 | 47.8 | 25 | 17.8 | ||||||||||
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted | 38.9 | 34.4 | 21.8 | 13.9 | ||||||||||
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | 54 | 33 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Dishonored | 69.2 | 55.1 | 49.6 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Fifa 13 | 225 | 154 | 128 | |||||||||||
| F1 2012 | 32 | 29 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Borderlands 2 | 51.6 | 40.4 | 30.5 | 17.3 | ||||||||||
| Guild Wars 2 | 51.1 | 22.3 | 9.6 | |||||||||||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 142.4 | 105.2 | 83.4 | 48.8 | ||||||||||
| Darksiders II | 48.9 | 27.8 | ||||||||||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 49 | 28 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Max Payne 3 | 37 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Dirt Showdown | 55.2 | 37.5 | 33 | 14.8 | ||||||||||
| Diablo III | 78 | 56 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Risen 2: Dark Waters | 48 | 38 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Mass Effect 3 | 57 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Alan Wake | 37 | 24.3 | 11.4 | |||||||||||
| Anno 2070 | 79 | 46 | 29 | |||||||||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 58 | 44 | 30 | |||||||||||
| CoD: Modern Warfare 3 | 112.9 | 74.4 | 45.7 | 25.7 | ||||||||||
| Battlefield 3 | 38 | 32 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Deus Ex Human Revolution | 101 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| Total War: Shogun 2 | 125 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Mafia 2 | 64 | 47 | 38 | |||||||||||
| StarCraft 2 | 94 | 27 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Metro 2033 | 72 | 41 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | 71 | 58 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Crysis - GPU Benchmark | 35 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Crysis - CPU Benchmark | 31 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Intel HD Graphics P630 | AMD Radeon HD 8730M | |||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 16 10 3 | 7 19 2 1 | 14 10 1 1 | 11 1 | | |
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