Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
Price now
310$
Games supported
57%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 810
- Max video memory 2048 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 1600 - 1800
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Price now
no data
Games supported
56%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | 776 | 867 |
| Value for money | 0.13 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | N14P-GV2, ... | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2013 (10 years old) | 14 June 2011 (11 years old) |
| Current price | $310 | no data |
Value for money
no data
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 cores | 384 | 880 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 980 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 45 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 31.36 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 752.6 gflops | no 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 size | medium sized | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no 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 type | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Standard memory configuration | DDR3/GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 - 1800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no 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.
| DirectX | 12 API | 11 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | no 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.
- 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%
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%
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 HD | 16 | no data |
Popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
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
since it shows better performance.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GT 740M:
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.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 6720G2:
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