Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs 740M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 740M and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 740M
2024
45 Watt
7.35

RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms 740M by a whopping 672% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking55440
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.72no data
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code namePhoenix2no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 January 2024 (1 year ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year 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 cores2562048
Core clock speed800 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2800 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology4 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate44.80no data
Floating-point processing power2.867 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data
Ray Tracing Cores4no data

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 x8no data
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsMotherboard Dependentno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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.

Radeon 740M 7.35
RX 9060 XT 16GB 56.72
+672%

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.

Radeon 740M 6932
RX 9060 XT 16GB 60419
+772%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Radeon 740M 24621
RX 9060 XT 16GB 125707
+411%

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.

Radeon 740M 4843
RX 9060 XT 16GB 38316
+691%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 740M 30557
RX 9060 XT 16GB 208101
+581%

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 HD21
−714%
171
+714%
1440p10−12
−680%
78
+680%
4K6−7
−700%
48
+700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 73
−301%
290−300
+301%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−873%
140−150
+873%
Sons of the Forest 12−14
−785%
110−120
+785%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−388%
160−170
+388%
Counter-Strike 2 60
−388%
290−300
+388%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−873%
140−150
+873%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−980%
270
+980%
Fortnite 45−50
−487%
270−280
+487%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−576%
230−240
+576%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−670%
170−180
+670%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−525%
170−180
+525%
Sons of the Forest 12−14
−785%
110−120
+785%
Valorant 80−85
−308%
300−350
+308%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−388%
160−170
+388%
Counter-Strike 2 26
−1027%
290−300
+1027%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
−131%
270−280
+131%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−873%
140−150
+873%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−892%
248
+892%
Fortnite 45−50
−487%
270−280
+487%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−576%
230−240
+576%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−670%
170−180
+670%
Grand Theft Auto V 27
−470%
154
+470%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−900%
150−160
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−525%
170−180
+525%
Sons of the Forest 12−14
−785%
110−120
+785%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−1265%
273
+1265%
Valorant 80−85
−308%
300−350
+308%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−388%
160−170
+388%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−873%
140−150
+873%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−832%
233
+832%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−576%
230−240
+576%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−525%
170−180
+525%
Sons of the Forest 12−14
−785%
110−120
+785%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−630%
146
+630%
Valorant 80−85
−650%
600−650
+650%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
−487%
270−280
+487%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1136%
170−180
+1136%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
−651%
400−450
+651%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−730%
83
+730%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−1113%
95−100
+1113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−632%
300−310
+632%
Valorant 85−90
−345%
350−400
+345%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−806%
140−150
+806%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1250%
80−85
+1250%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−967%
160
+967%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−972%
190−200
+972%
Sons of the Forest 7−8
−1243%
90−95
+1243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−920%
102
+920%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−844%
150−160
+844%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−7700%
75−80
+7700%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−379%
91
+379%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1933%
60−65
+1933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1300%
84
+1300%
Valorant 40−45
−705%
300−350
+705%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1200%
100−110
+1200%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
35−40
+1850%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1043%
80
+1043%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1092%
140−150
+1092%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1271%
95−100
+1271%
Sons of the Forest 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−1029%
75−80
+1029%

This is how Radeon 740M and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 714% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 680% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is 7700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 9060 XT 16GB surpassed Radeon 740M in all 59 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.35 56.72
Recency 31 January 2024 2 January 2025

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 671.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.

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