Radeon 740M vs R9 390X

Place in performance ranking	206	453
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.62	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Grenada XT	Phoenix
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	16 June 2015 (9 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$429	no data
Current price	$19.99 (0x 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	2816	256
Core clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	184.8	40.00
Floating-point performance	5,914 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 390X 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	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin	None
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

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
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	512 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	384 GB/s	no data
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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
Eyefinity	+	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	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
VCE	+	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	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	+	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.

R9 390X 24.44
+173%

Radeon 740M 8.96

R9 390X outperforms 740M by 173% 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%

R9 390X 9439
+173%

Radeon 740M 3461

R9 390X outperforms 740M by 173% in Passmark.

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	86 +187%	30−35 −187%
4K	47 +194%	16−18 −194%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+150%

14−16

−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +168%	27−30 −168%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +173%	40−45 −173%
Hitman 3	45−50 +165%	16−18 −165%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +156%	35−40 −156%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +159%	27−30 −159%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +168%	27−30 −168%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +173%	30−35 −173%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +168%	27−30 −168%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +173%	40−45 −173%
Hitman 3	45−50 +165%	16−18 −165%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +156%	35−40 −156%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +159%	27−30 −159%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +168%	27−30 −168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +173%	30−35 −173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +173%	40−45 −173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +156%	35−40 −156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +168%	27−30 −168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +173%	30−35 −173%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+160%

24−27

−160%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +150%	18−20 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Hitman 3	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+167%

14−16

−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Hitman 3	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%