Radeon 740M vs GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	314	451
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.35	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	N18P-G0 / N18P-G61	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$1185	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	1024	256
Core clock speed	1020 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	72.00	40.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q 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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5, GDDR6	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	112.1 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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.

GTX 1650 Max-Q 15.99
+76.5%

Radeon 740M 9.06

GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q outperforms Radeon 740M by 76% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 1650 Max-Q 6175
+76.4%

Radeon 740M 3501

GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q outperforms Radeon 740M by 76% 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:

Full HD	61 +103%	30−35 −103%
1440p	28 +100%	14−16 −100%
4K	19 +90%	10−12 −90%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+78.6%

14−16

−78.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 +158%	18−20 −158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +108%	12−14 −108%
Battlefield 5	63 +125%	27−30 −125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 +133%	18−20 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry 5	48 +129%	21−24 −129%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 +136%	24−27 −136%
Forza Horizon 4	74 +68.2%	40−45 −68.2%
Hitman 3	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +64.1%	35−40 −64.1%
Metro Exodus	71 +163%	27−30 −163%
Red Dead Redemption 2	54 +116%	24−27 −116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +78.6%	27−30 −78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +54.5%	30−35 −54.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +116%	18−20 −116%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +108%	12−14 −108%
Battlefield 5	55 +96.4%	27−30 −96.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 +122%	18−20 −122%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry 5	38 +81%	21−24 −81%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +64%	24−27 −64%
Forza Horizon 4	179 +307%	40−45 −307%
Hitman 3	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +64.1%	35−40 −64.1%
Metro Exodus	53 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 +80%	24−27 −80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +78.6%	27−30 −78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 +179%	18−20 −179%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +54.5%	30−35 −54.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +108%	12−14 −108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Far Cry 5	26 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Forza Horizon 4	55 +25%	40−45 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +64.1%	35−40 −64.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +78.6%	27−30 −78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +54.5%	30−35 −54.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

42
+68%

24−27

−68%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	40 +167%	14−16 −167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +82.4%	16−18 −82.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +68.4%	18−20 −68.4%
Metro Exodus	32 +167%	12−14 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+73.3%

14−16

−73.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +117%	6−7 −117%
Hitman 3	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +200%	6−7 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	9 +80%	5−6 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +100%	10−12 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Metro Exodus	16 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%