Radeon 740M vs RSX Reality Synthesizer
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 608 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.14 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | RSX-CXD5302 | Phoenix2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 October 2012 (14 years ago) | 31 January 2024 (2 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 20,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.20 | 44.80 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 4 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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 | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | IGP | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | ES 1.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2012 | 31 January 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 45 Watt |
Radeon 740M has an age advantage of 11 years, a 90% more advanced lithography process, and 44% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between RSX Reality Synthesizer and Radeon 740M. We've got no test results to judge.
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