Radeon 740M vs Quadro K3100M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K3100M with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.

K3100M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
5.87

740M outperforms K3100M by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking587502
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.23no data
Power efficiency5.4438.24
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK104Phoenix
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores768256
Core clock speed706 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate45.1840.00
Floating-point processing power1.084 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs6416
Ray Tracing Coresno data4

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth102.4 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
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan+1.3
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.

K3100M 5.87
Radeon 740M 8.26
+40.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

K3100M 2264
Radeon 740M 3188
+40.8%

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 HD32
+45.5%
22
−45.5%
4K15
−40%
21−24
+40%

Cost per frame, $

1080p62.47no data
4K133.27no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−56.3%
24−27
+56.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−55.3%
55−60
+55.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−45%
27−30
+45%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−20.4%
55−60
+20.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−56.3%
24−27
+56.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−55.3%
55−60
+55.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−45%
27−30
+45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+84%
24−27
−84%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−20.4%
55−60
+20.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−55.3%
55−60
+55.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−45%
27−30
+45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−257%
24−27
+257%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−20.4%
55−60
+20.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−112%
35−40
+112%
Hitman 3 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−51.4%
55−60
+51.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−162%
30−35
+162%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
−20%
6−7
+20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how K3100M and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • K3100M is 45% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 740M is 40% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the K3100M is 84% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • K3100M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Radeon 740M is ahead in 69 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.87 8.26
Recency 23 July 2013 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 740M has a 40.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K3100M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 740M is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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