Radeon 740M vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.60
+40.3%

GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms 740M by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking416507
Place by popularity93not in top-100
Power efficiency10.6537.95
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP107BPhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (8 years ago)4 January 2023 (2 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 cores640256
Core clock speed1354 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.7240.00
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4016
Ray Tracing Coresno data4

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4000 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed7008 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth112 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.60
+40.3%
Radeon 740M 8.27

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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 7693
+2.7%
Radeon 740M 7490

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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 made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1050 Mobile 6068
+18.2%
Radeon 740M 5135

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:

900p73
+46%
50−55
−46%
Full HD46
+119%
21
−119%
1440p24
+50%
16−18
−50%
4K15
+50%
10−12
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 51
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Fortnite 132
+46.7%
90−95
−46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+17%
47
−17%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 44
+63%
27−30
−63%
Dota 2 126
+294%
32
−294%
Far Cry 5 36
+71.4%
21
−71.4%
Fortnite 51
+4.1%
45−50
−4.1%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+40.5%
37
−40.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 42
+44.8%
27−30
−44.8%
Metro Exodus 19
−15.8%
21−24
+15.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 41
−61%
65−70
+61%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+56%
24−27
−56%
World of Tanks 160−170
+29.8%
120−130
−29.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 37
+37%
27−30
−37%
Dota 2 115
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Far Cry 5 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+23.3%
30
−23.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
−128%
65−70
+128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Metro Exodus 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 26
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Far Cry 5 21
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 25
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Dota 2 34
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12
+50%
8−9
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 13
+0%
13
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Elden Ring 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
World of Tanks 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Elden Ring 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 46% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 119% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 50% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 50% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 294% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 128% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 25 tests (41%)
  • Radeon 740M is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.60 8.27
Recency 3 January 2017 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has a 40.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
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