Radeon 740M vs GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2060 Mobile
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
29.40
+228%

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms Radeon 740M by a whopping 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking177453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.85no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)RDNA 3
GPU code nameN18E-G1 TU106Phoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$1250 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1920256
Core clock speed960 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80-90 Watt30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate144.040.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 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 sizelargeno 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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount6 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed14000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth336.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.5no 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.

RTX 2060 Mobile 29.40
+228%
Radeon 740M 8.96

GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms Radeon 740M by 228% 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%

RTX 2060 Mobile 11354
+228%
Radeon 740M 3461

GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms Radeon 740M by 228% 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 HD105
+250%
30−35
−250%
1440p62
+244%
18−20
−244%
4K41
+242%
12−14
−242%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71 no data
Battlefield 5 119 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 no data
Far Cry 5 105 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 110 no data
Forza Horizon 4 108 no data
Hitman 3 83 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 149 no data
Metro Exodus 130 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 100 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 86 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 72 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56 no data
Battlefield 5 105 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 no data
Far Cry 5 85 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 82 no data
Forza Horizon 4 280 no data
Hitman 3 65 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 196 no data
Metro Exodus 97 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 88 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 190 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 no data
Far Cry 5 62 no data
Forza Horizon 4 88 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 94 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 107 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 38 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 80 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 59 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22 no data
Far Cry 5 63 no data
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 no data
Hitman 3 46 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 70 no data
Metro Exodus 55−60 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 28 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 62 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 32 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 30 no data
Hitman 3 28 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 no data
Far Cry 5 21 no data
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 41 no data
Metro Exodus 27−30 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 15 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30 no data

This is how RTX 2060 Mobile and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 250% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 244% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 242% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.40 8.96
Recency 6 January 2019 23 May 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 30 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.


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