Radeon 740M vs HD 6450

Place in performance ranking	1191	451
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Caicos	Phoenix
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	7 April 2011 (13 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$55	no data
Current price	$166 (3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	160	256
Core clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	750 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	5.000	40.00
Floating-point performance	200.0 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6450 and Radeon 740M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x8	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	8.5-12.8 GB/x (DDR3) or 25.6-28.8 GB/s (GDDR5)	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	Portable Device Dependent
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	4	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	no data	1.3
Mantle	-	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 6450 0.51

Radeon 740M 9.06
+1676%

740M outperforms HD 6450 by 1676% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 6450 197

Radeon 740M 3501
+1677%

740M outperforms HD 6450 by 1677% in Passmark.

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
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−1614%

240−250
+1614%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −1507%	450−500 +1507%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1567%	350−400 +1567%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −1500%	400−450 +1500%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1605%	750−800 +1605%
Hitman 3	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −1567%	650−700 +1567%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −1567%	450−500 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −1500%	400−450 +1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1507%	450−500 +1507%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1567%	550−600 +1567%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −1507%	450−500 +1507%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1567%	350−400 +1567%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −1500%	400−450 +1500%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1605%	750−800 +1605%
Hitman 3	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −1567%	650−700 +1567%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −1567%	450−500 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −1500%	400−450 +1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1507%	450−500 +1507%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1567%	550−600 +1567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1567%	350−400 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1605%	750−800 +1605%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −1567%	650−700 +1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −1507%	450−500 +1507%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1567%	550−600 +1567%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−1500%

400−450
+1500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −1633%	260−270 +1633%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −1614%	240−250 +1614%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1665%	300−310 +1665%
Hitman 3	12−14 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1479%	300−310 +1479%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−1633%

260−270
+1633%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%