Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs GeForce GT 740M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 740M and Qualcomm Adreno 685, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 740M
2013
2 GB DDR3, 45 Watt
2.07

Qualcomm Adreno 685 outperforms GT 740M 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 ranking878827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.3024.86
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)no data
GPU code nameGK208no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date20 June 2013 (11 years ago)6 December 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 cores384no data
Core clock speed980 MHzno data
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors915 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt7 Watt
Texture fill rate31.36no data
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs32no data

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data

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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Standard memory configurationDDR3/GDDR5no data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 API12
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 740M 2.07
Qualcomm Adreno 685 2.54
+22.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 740M 797
Qualcomm Adreno 685 979
+22.8%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 740M 1848
Qualcomm Adreno 685 1927
+4.3%

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 HD15
−20%
18−20
+20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−5.6%
35−40
+5.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−5.6%
35−40
+5.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−250%
14−16
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−5.6%
35−40
+5.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how GT 740M and Qualcomm Adreno 685 compete in popular games:

  • Qualcomm Adreno 685 is 20% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 740M is 57% faster.
  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 685 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 740M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Qualcomm Adreno 685 is ahead in 44 tests (77%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 2.54
Recency 20 June 2013 6 December 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 7 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 685 has a 22.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 542.9% lower power consumption.

The Qualcomm Adreno 685 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 740M in performance tests.


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