Radeon HD 6740G2 vs GeForce GTX 470M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon HD 6740G2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 470M
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
5.02
+197%

GTX 470M outperforms HD 6740G2 by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking634934
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.67no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF104no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 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 cores288880
Core clock speed535 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate25.68no data
Floating-point processing power0.6163 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs48no data

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount1536 MBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth60.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
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 470M 5.02
+197%
HD 6740G2 1.69

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 470M 2003
+25.4%
HD 6740G2 1597

3DMark Vantage Performance

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.

GTX 470M 9801
+92.6%
HD 6740G2 5088

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:

900p34
+240%
10−12
−240%
Full HD48
+200%
16−18
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Valorant 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+92.3%
12−14
−92.3%
Fortnite 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Valorant 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
World of Tanks 80−85
+144%
30−35
−144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+92.3%
12−14
−92.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
Valorant 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+191%
10−12
−191%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
World of Tanks 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Valorant 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Valorant 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how GTX 470M and HD 6740G2 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 470M is 240% faster in 900p
  • GTX 470M is 200% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 470M is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 470M is ahead in 45 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.02 1.69
Recency 3 September 2010 14 June 2011

GTX 470M has a 197% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 6740G2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.

The GeForce GTX 470M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6740G2 in performance tests.


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