Radeon 740M vs Arc 8-Cores iGPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc 8-Cores iGPU and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms 740M by a whopping 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 309 | 502 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023) | RDNA 3 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year 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 | 8 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2300 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 40.00 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 4 |
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 x8 |
| 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 | 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 | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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 | 40
+122%
| 18−20
−122%
|
| 1440p | 16
+129%
| 7−8
−129%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+95.2%
|
21−24
−95.2%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−33
+131%
|
12−14
−131%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+119%
|
27−30
−119%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 37
+85%
|
20−22
−85%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45−50
+96%
|
24−27
−96%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+93.2%
|
55−60
−93.2%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 33
−51.5%
|
50−55
+51.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 55−60
+103%
|
27−30
−103%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
+47.5%
|
55−60
−47.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+95.2%
|
21−24
−95.2%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−33
+131%
|
12−14
−131%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+119%
|
27−30
−119%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
+106%
|
18−20
−106%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+75%
|
20−22
−75%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45−50
+96%
|
24−27
−96%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+93.2%
|
55−60
−93.2%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27
−85.2%
|
50−55
+85.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+130%
|
27−30
−130%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 55−60
+103%
|
27−30
−103%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 43
+72%
|
24−27
−72%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
+47.5%
|
55−60
−47.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+95.2%
|
21−24
−95.2%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−33
+131%
|
12−14
−131%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+119%
|
27−30
−119%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 33
+65%
|
20−22
−65%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45−50
+133%
|
21−24
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+93.2%
|
55−60
−93.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 23
−8.7%
|
24−27
+8.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
+47.5%
|
55−60
−47.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+131%
|
16−18
−131%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+136%
|
14−16
−136%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 35−40
+125%
|
16−18
−125%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+119%
|
16−18
−119%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+133%
|
12−14
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+175%
|
35−40
−175%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+150%
|
8−9
−150%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 100−110
+94.6%
|
55−60
−94.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 90−95
+174%
|
30−35
−174%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+150%
|
10−11
−150%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
This is how Arc 8-Cores iGPU and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 122% faster in 1080p
- Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 129% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 300% faster.
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 740M is 85% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc 8-Cores iGPU is ahead in 44 tests (61%)
- Radeon 740M is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (35%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.53 | 8.28 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 23 May 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
Arc 8-Cores iGPU has a 111.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.
Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc 8-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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