Radeon 740M vs Pro Vega 64
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 64 with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.
Pro Vega 64 outperforms 740M by a whopping 302% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 186 | 540 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.14 | 37.90 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (7 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 cores | 4096 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 1250 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1350 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 345.6 | 40.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.06 TFLOPS | 2.56 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| TMUs | 256 | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 4 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | IGP | 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 | HBM2 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 786 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 402.4 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.3 |
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.
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.
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 HD | 80−85
+281%
| 21
−281%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60
+0%
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60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+0%
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80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
This is how Pro Vega 64 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- Pro Vega 64 is 281% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 61 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.28 | 8.03 |
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pro Vega 64 has a 302% higher aggregate performance score.
Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro Vega 64 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 64 is a workstation card while Radeon 740M is a notebook one.
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