Radeon 740M vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Aggregate performance score

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.70
+18.8%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Radeon 740M by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking397451
Place by popularity16not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)RDNA 3
GPU code nameTiger Lake XePhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (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 cores96256
Core clock speedno data1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rateno data40.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 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.

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 typeDDR4System Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_112 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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+19.2%
24−27
−19.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+20%
24−27
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+15.4%
24−27
−15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Iris Xe Graphics G7 surpassed Radeon 740M in all 34 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.70 9.01
Recency 15 August 2020 23 May 2023
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.


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