Radeon 740M vs GeForce MX350

Place in performance ranking	509	451
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	20 February 2020 (4 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

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	640	256
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1468 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	29.98	40.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX350 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.

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	56.06 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

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

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	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	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.

GeForce MX350 7.26

Radeon 740M 9.00
+24%

Radeon 740M outperforms GeForce MX350 by 24% 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%

GeForce MX350 2808

Radeon 740M 3478
+23.9%

Radeon 740M outperforms GeForce MX350 by 24% 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	25 −20%	30−35 +20%
1440p	22 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
4K	27 −11.1%	30−35 +11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−16.7%

14−16
+16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	22 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	19 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	26 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +40%	24−27 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	37 +19.4%	30−35 −19.4%
Hitman 3	22 +10%	20−22 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	49 +58.1%	30−35 −58.1%
Metro Exodus	37 +42.3%	24−27 −42.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 +28%	24−27 −28%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18 +20%	14−16 −20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 −117%	12−14 +117%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	22 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	26 −19.2%	30−35 +19.2%
Hitman 3	16 −25%	20−22 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35 +12.9%	30−35 −12.9%
Metro Exodus	26 +0%	24−27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 −36.8%	24−27 +36.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +50%	18−20 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 −125%	18−20 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 −217%	18−20 +217%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	15 −80%	27−30 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	19 −63.2%	30−35 +63.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 −55%	30−35 +55%
Metro Exodus	23 −13%	24−27 +13%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6 −150%	14−16 +150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−25%

24−27
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	29 +31.8%	21−24 −31.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Hitman 3	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−28.6%

9−10
+28.6%

This is how GeForce MX350 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

Radeon 740M is 20% faster in 1080p
Radeon 740M is 23% faster in 1440p
Radeon 740M is 11% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX350 is 85% faster than the Radeon 740M.
in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 217% faster than the GeForce MX350.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX350 is ahead in 14 tests (19%)
Radeon 740M is ahead in 54 tests (75%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.26	9.00
Recency	20 February 2020	23 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	30 Watt