AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
  • Core clock speed 810
  • Max video memory 2048 MB
  • Memory type DDR3
  • Memory clock speed 1600 - 1800
  • Maximum resolution
AMD Radeon HD 6720G2
Radeon HD 6720G2
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  • Core clock speed
  • Max video memory
  • Memory type
  • Memory clock speed
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Games supported 56%

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rating776867
Value for money0.13no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameN14P-GV2, ...no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 March 2013 (10 years old)14 June 2011 (11 years old)
Current price$310 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384880
Core clock speed810 MHzno data
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors915 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate31.36no data
Floating-point performance752.6 gflopsno data

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 740M and Radeon HD 6720G2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Standard memory configurationDDR3/GDDR5no data
Memory bus width64/128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1600 - 1800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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+no data
HDCP content protection+no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+no data

Technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+no data
Optimus+no data
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 API11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA+no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 1.99
+30.9%
HD 6720G2 1.52
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GT 740M 6591
+69.5%
HD 6720G2 3888

GeForce GT 740M outperforms Radeon HD 6720G2 by 70% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GT 740M 1848
+26.9%
HD 6720G2 1457

GeForce GT 740M outperforms Radeon HD 6720G2 by 27% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GT 740M and Radeon HD 6720G2. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s no data

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD16no data

Popular games

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    Low Preset
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    High Preset
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    Ultra Preset
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    High Preset
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    Ultra Preset
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    High Preset
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    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 no data
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 no data
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 no data
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 no data
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 no data
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 1.99 1.52
Recency 1 March 2013 14 June 2011
Pipelines / CUDA cores 384 880
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
GeForce GT 740M

since it shows better performance.


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Competitors of GeForce GT 740M by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GT 740M from AMD is Radeon 520, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.

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Competitors of Radeon HD 6720G2 by NVIDIA

The nearest Radeon HD 6720G2's NVIDIA equivalent is GeForce GT 735M, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our performance rating.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M GeForce GT 735M
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Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 6720G2:

Radeon HD 6720G2 100
GeForce 910M 98.03

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