Radeon 740M vs R7 350

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Aggregate performance score

R7 350
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
5.58

740M outperforms R7 350 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking570451
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.84no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 3
GPU code nameCape VerdePhoenix
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 July 2016 (7 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$142 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores512256
Core clock speed800 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate25.6040.00
Floating-point performance819.2 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 350 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth72 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
Hitman 3 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
Hitman 3 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−63%
40−45
+63%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−83.3%
30−35
+83.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%

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 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Hitman 3 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
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 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
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 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
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 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
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%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.58 9.07
Recency 6 July 2016 23 May 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 30 Watt

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 350 is a desktop card while Radeon 740M is a notebook one.


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