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AMD Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
Price now
310$
Games supported
58%
- 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 720 / 975
- Max video memory
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 2000
- Maximum resolution
Price now
90$
Games supported
58%
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | 765 | 740 |
| Value for money | 0.11 | 0.24 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | no data |
| GPU code name | N14P-GV2, ... | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2013 (9 years old) | 1 August 2013 (9 years old) |
| Current price | $310 | $90 |
Value for money
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 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 720 / 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 980 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 / 28 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 45 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 31.36 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 752.6 gflops | no data |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on GeForce GT 740M and Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics 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 memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Standard memory configuration | DDR3/GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 - 1800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| 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 Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
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: 17%
GeForce GT 740M outperforms Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics by 16% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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%
Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics outperforms GeForce GT 740M by 5% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce GT 740M outperforms Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics by 64% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce GT 740M outperforms Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics by 26% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce GT 740M outperforms Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics by 17% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GT 740M and Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics. 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
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 2.00 | 2.19 |
| Recency | 1 March 2013 | 1 August 2013 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 640 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
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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 higher by 1 position in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GT 740M:
Competitors of Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics by NVIDIA
According to our data, the nearest equivalent to Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics by NVIDIA is GeForce GT 445M, which is slower by 2% and lower by 3 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics:
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