Radeon 740M vs GeForce GT 745M

Place in performance ranking	753	449
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.47	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	N14P-LP/GS	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	23 May 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$55	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	256
Core clock speed	837 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	17.57	40.00
Floating-point performance	642.8 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 745M and Radeon 740M 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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	DDR3, GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Standard memory configuration	DDR3/GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
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

Supported 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 745M 2.82

Radeon 740M 8.97
+218%

Radeon 740M outperforms GeForce GT 745M by 218% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 745M 1092

Radeon 740M 3472
+218%

Radeon 740M outperforms GeForce GT 745M by 218% in Passmark.

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:

900p	33 −203%	100−110 +203%
Full HD	30 −217%	95−100 +217%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−180%

14−16
+180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
Hitman 3	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −111%	18−20 +111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
Hitman 3	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −111%	18−20 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Hitman 3	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	8−9
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Hitman 3	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%

This is how GT 745M and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

Radeon 740M is 203% faster than GT 745M in 900p
Radeon 740M is 217% faster than GT 745M in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 1500% faster than the GT 745M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Radeon 740M surpassed GT 745M in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.82	8.97
Recency	1 April 2013	23 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	30 Watt