Radeon 740M vs RTX A500 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A500 Mobile with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.

RTX A500 Mobile
2022
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
17.42
+111%

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms 740M by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking324516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.9637.81
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGA107SPhoenix
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date22 March 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2023 (2 years ago)

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 cores2048256
Core clock speed832 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1537 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)15 Watt
Texture fill rate98.3740.00
Floating-point processing power6.296 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs6416
Tensor Cores64no data
Ray Tracing Cores164

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).

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 amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96 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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

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.

RTX A500 Mobile 17.42
+111%
Radeon 740M 8.25

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

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.

RTX A500 Mobile 6712
+111%
Radeon 740M 3180

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX A500 Mobile 10818
+44.4%
Radeon 740M 7490

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX A500 Mobile 7598
+48%
Radeon 740M 5135

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX A500 Mobile 2995
+76.3%
Radeon 740M 1699

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 HD46
+130%
20
−130%
1440p23
+130%
10−12
−130%
4K4
+300%
1−2
−300%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
Atomic Heart 40−45
+38.7%
31
−38.7%
Counter-Strike 2 42
+180%
14−16
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Atomic Heart 40−45
+87%
23
−87%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+106%
30−35
−106%
Counter-Strike 2 32
+113%
14−16
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Far Cry 5 54
+116%
24−27
−116%
Fortnite 90−95
+91.5%
45−50
−91.5%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+100%
30−35
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+137%
18−20
−137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+118%
27−30
−118%
Valorant 120−130
+61.3%
80−85
−61.3%
Atomic Heart 40−45
+231%
13
−231%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+106%
30−35
−106%
Counter-Strike 2 24
+71.4%
14
−71.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+71.5%
120−130
−71.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Dota 2 95−100
+120%
45−50
−120%
Far Cry 5 48
+92%
24−27
−92%
Fortnite 90−95
+91.5%
45−50
−91.5%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+100%
30−35
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+137%
18−20
−137%
Grand Theft Auto V 66
+128%
29
−128%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+133%
14−16
−133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+118%
27−30
−118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+175%
20−22
−175%
Valorant 120−130
+61.3%
80−85
−61.3%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+106%
30−35
−106%
Counter-Strike 2 20
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Dota 2 95−100
+120%
45−50
−120%
Far Cry 5 44
+76%
24−27
−76%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+100%
30−35
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+137%
18−20
−137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+118%
27−30
−118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+45%
20−22
−45%
Valorant 120−130
+61.3%
80−85
−61.3%
Fortnite 90−95
+91.5%
45−50
−91.5%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+100%
60−65
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 30
+200%
10−11
−200%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+293%
40−45
−293%
Valorant 160−170
+85.2%
85−90
−85.2%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Fortnite 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
Atomic Heart 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+57.9%
18−20
−57.9%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Valorant 90−95
+128%
40−45
−128%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 2
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Dota 2 55−60
+115%
27−30
−115%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Fortnite 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how RTX A500 Mobile and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 Mobile is 130% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A500 Mobile is 130% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A500 Mobile is 300% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 333% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 62 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.42 8.25
Recency 22 March 2022 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 15 Watt

RTX A500 Mobile has a 111.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 740M is a mobile workstation one.

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