Radeon 740M vs GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3080 Mobile
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
41.33
+359%

RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms Radeon 740M by a whopping 359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking88451
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)RDNA 3
GPU code nameGN20-E7 GA104Phoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 January 2021 (3 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 cores6144256
Core clock speed780 - 1100 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1245 - 1710 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate296.640.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3080 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 4.0 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 amount16 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed14000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth384.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.6no data

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 HD119
+396%
24−27
−396%
1440p77
+381%
16−18
−381%
4K48
+380%
10−12
−380%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+329%
14−16
−329%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+347%
18−20
−347%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+323%
12−14
−323%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+329%
27−30
−329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+344%
18−20
−344%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+329%
14−16
−329%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+352%
21−24
−352%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+340%
24−27
−340%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+355%
40−45
−355%
Hitman 3 75−80
+341%
16−18
−341%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+336%
35−40
−336%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+344%
27−30
−344%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+340%
24−27
−340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+329%
27−30
−329%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+355%
30−35
−355%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+347%
18−20
−347%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+323%
12−14
−323%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+329%
27−30
−329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+344%
18−20
−344%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+329%
14−16
−329%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+352%
21−24
−352%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+340%
24−27
−340%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+355%
40−45
−355%
Hitman 3 75−80
+341%
16−18
−341%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+336%
35−40
−336%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+344%
27−30
−344%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+340%
24−27
−340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+329%
27−30
−329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+347%
18−20
−347%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+355%
30−35
−355%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+347%
18−20
−347%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+323%
12−14
−323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+344%
18−20
−344%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+329%
14−16
−329%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+352%
21−24
−352%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+355%
40−45
−355%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+336%
35−40
−336%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+329%
27−30
−329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+347%
18−20
−347%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+355%
30−35
−355%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+340%
24−27
−340%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+344%
18−20
−344%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+329%
14−16
−329%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+344%
9−10
−344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+355%
10−12
−355%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+329%
14−16
−329%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+338%
16−18
−338%
Hitman 3 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+347%
18−20
−347%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+333%
14−16
−333%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Hitman 3 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+344%
9−10
−344%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+355%
10−12
−355%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+344%
9−10
−344%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+344%
9−10
−344%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+344%
9−10
−344%

This is how RTX 3080 Mobile and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 396% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 381% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 380% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.33 9.01
Recency 12 January 2021 23 May 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 30 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.


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