Radeon 740M vs R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Place in the ranking	990	508
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.25	37.95
Architecture	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Stoney Ridge	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 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	192	256
Core clock speed	no data	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12-45 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	40.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	no data	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	no data	System 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 Connectors

no data

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (FL 12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
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. 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.

R5 (Stoney Ridge) 1.47

Radeon 740M 8.27
+463%

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.

R5 (Stoney Ridge) 1264

Radeon 740M 7490
+493%

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.

R5 (Stoney Ridge) 772

Radeon 740M 5135
+565%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

R5 (Stoney Ridge) 255

Radeon 740M 1699
+568%

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

−144%

22
+144%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Elden Ring	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4 −575%	27−30 +575%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −422%	47 +422%
Metro Exodus	2 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −229%	21−24 +229%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −44.4%	13 +44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Dota 2	2−3 −1500%	32 +1500%
Elden Ring	1−2 −2200%	21−24 +2200%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −90.9%	21 +90.9%
Fortnite	6−7 −717%	45−50 +717%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −311%	37 +311%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%
Metro Exodus	0−1	21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20 −230%	65−70 +230%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −229%	21−24 +229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
World of Tanks	30−35 −300%	120−130 +300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Dota 2	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −218%	35−40 +218%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −233%	30 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −313%	65−70 +313%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	0−1	10−12
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −356%	40−45 +356%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	7−8
World of Tanks	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Valorant	7−8 −200%	21−24 +200%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Elden Ring	0−1	5−6
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −500%	24−27 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	5−6
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Dota 2	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Valorant	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant

27−30

+0%

27−30

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant

27−30

+0%

27−30

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

27−30

+0%

27−30

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Fortnite	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

This is how R5 (Stoney Ridge) and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

Radeon 740M is 144% faster in 1080p

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

in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 740M is 2200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 740M is ahead in 43 tests (77%)
there's a draw in 13 tests (23%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.47	8.27
Recency	1 June 2016	4 January 2023
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt

R5 (Stoney Ridge) has 25% lower power consumption.

Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has a 462.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.