R7 (Kaveri) vs HD 6740G2

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Combined performance score

HD 6740G2
1.65
+12.2%

HD 6740G2 outperforms R7 (Kaveri) by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking898935
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.16
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameno dataKaveri
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 June 2011 (12 years old)4 June 2014 (9 years old)
Current priceno data$135
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores880512
Core clock speedno data553 MHz
Boost clock speedno data686 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R7 (Kaveri) 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.

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized

Memory

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 bus widthno data64/128 Bit
Shared memory-+

API support

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

DirectX1112 (FL 12_0)

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 6740G2 1.65
+12.2%
R7 (Kaveri) 1.47

HD 6740G2 outperforms R7 (Kaveri) by 12% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 6740G2 5088
+13.5%
R7 (Kaveri) 4483

HD 6740G2 outperforms R7 (Kaveri) by 13% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 6740G2 1597
R7 (Kaveri) 1734
+8.6%

R7 (Kaveri) outperforms HD 6740G2 by 9% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 HD14−16
+0%
14
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8
+60%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how HD 6740G2 and R7 (Kaveri) compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R7 (Kaveri) is 0% faster than HD 6740G2

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 6740G2 is 100% faster than the R7 (Kaveri).
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 (Kaveri) is 60% faster than the HD 6740G2.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6740G2 is ahead in 7 tests (22%)
  • R7 (Kaveri) is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (75%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.65 1.47
Recency 14 June 2011 4 June 2014
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

The Radeon HD 6740G2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Kaveri) in performance tests.


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