Radeon 740M vs R4 (Kaveri)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R4 (Kaveri) and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R4 (Kaveri)
2014
0.85

740M outperforms R4 (Kaveri) by a whopping 868% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1143516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data37.86
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameKaveriPhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2014 (10 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 cores192256
Core clock speed533 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistors2410 Million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data40.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.56 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16
Ray Tracing Coresno data4

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-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.

R4 (Kaveri) 0.85
Radeon 740M 8.23
+868%

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.

R4 (Kaveri) 611
Radeon 740M 7490
+1126%

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.

R4 (Kaveri) 434
Radeon 740M 5135
+1085%

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 HD8
−150%
20
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−933%
31
+933%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−667%
23
+667%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Valorant 30−33
−167%
80−85
+167%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−333%
13
+333%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−100%
14
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 13
−846%
120−130
+846%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Dota 2 12−14
−823%
120−130
+823%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Valorant 30−33
−167%
80−85
+167%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Dota 2 12−14
−823%
120−130
+823%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Valorant 30−33
−167%
80−85
+167%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 4−5
−1400%
60−65
+1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 0−1 16−18
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−26.7%
18−20
+26.7%
Valorant 5−6
−700%
40−45
+700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
+0%
29
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how R4 (Kaveri) and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is 150% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1440p resolution and the Epic Preset, the Radeon 740M is 1500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is ahead in 35 tests (57%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 8.23
Recency 4 June 2014 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

Radeon 740M has a 868.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R4 (Kaveri) in performance tests.

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