Radeon 740M vs GeForce GTX 460 768MB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 768MB with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460 768MB
4.38

Radeon 740M outperforms GTX 460 768MB by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking631453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 3
GPU code nameno dataPhoenix
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release dateno data23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$149 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 cores336256
Core clock speed675 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data25,390 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rateno data40.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460 768MB and Radeon 740M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1800 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memoryno data+

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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data1.3

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 HD51
−96.1%
100−110
+96.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−108%
24−27
+108%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−120%
40−45
+120%
Hitman 3 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−127%
24−27
+127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−65%
30−35
+65%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−108%
24−27
+108%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−120%
40−45
+120%
Hitman 3 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−127%
24−27
+127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−65%
30−35
+65%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−120%
40−45
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−62.5%
35−40
+62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−65%
30−35
+65%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−127%
24−27
+127%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Hitman 3 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 6−7

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

This is how GTX 460 768MB and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is 96% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Radeon 740M surpassed GTX 460 768MB in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.38 8.96

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 768MB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 768MB is a desktop card while Radeon 740M is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB
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