Radeon 740M vs R7 250X

Place in performance ranking	559	451
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.62	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Phoenix
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	no data
Current price	$207 (2.1x 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	640	256
Core clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	38.00	40.00
Floating-point performance	1,216 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 250X 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 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	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, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
Eyefinity	1	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
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	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.

R7 250X 5.87

Radeon 740M 9.00
+53.3%

740M outperforms R7 250X by 53% 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%

R7 250X 2268

Radeon 740M 3475
+53.2%

740M outperforms R7 250X by 53% 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

9−10
−55.6%

14−16

+55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −63%	40−45 +63%
Hitman 3	10−11 −70%	16−18 +70%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −57.1%	30−35 +57.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −63%	40−45 +63%
Hitman 3	10−11 −70%	16−18 +70%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −57.1%	30−35 +57.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −63%	40−45 +63%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −57.1%	30−35 +57.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−56.3%

24−27
+56.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−66.7%

14−16

+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Hitman 3	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%