Radeon 740M vs R7 350
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 350 and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
740M outperforms R7 350 by a considerable 43% 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 | 661 | 577 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.12 | 12.48 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | Phoenix2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 July 2016 (9 years ago) | 31 January 2024 (1 year 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 | 512 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 20,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.60 | 44.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8192 TFLOPS | 2.867 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 4 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 2 MB |
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 | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| 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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Motherboard Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
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 | 14−16
−50%
| 21
+50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 17
+0%
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17
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 13
+0%
|
13
+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 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| 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%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
This is how R7 350 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 740M is 50% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.84 | 6.94 |
| Recency | 6 July 2016 | 31 January 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 45 Watt |
Radeon 740M has a 43.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 22.2% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 350 in performance tests.
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