Radeon 740M vs RX 460

Place in performance ranking	400	451
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.20	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT	Phoenix
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	8 August 2016 (7 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data
Current price	$397 (4.6x 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	896	256
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	67.20	40.00
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 460 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	112.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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.

RX 460 10.62
+17.2%

Radeon 740M 9.06

RX 460 outperforms 740M by 17% 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%

RX 460 4102
+17.2%

Radeon 740M 3501

RX 460 outperforms 740M by 17% 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	42 +20%	35−40 −20%
1440p	83 +18.6%	70−75 −18.6%
4K	20 +25%	16−18 −25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+33.3%

12−14

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 +25.9%	27−30 −25.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +26.7%	45−50 −26.7%
Hitman 3	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	138 +25.5%	110−120 −25.5%
Metro Exodus	44 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	28 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	22 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +27.5%	40−45 −27.5%
Hitman 3	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +25.7%	35−40 −25.7%
Metro Exodus	36 +20%	30−33 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	36 +20%	30−33 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+25%

24−27

−25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Hitman 3	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 +19%	21−24 −19%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+28.6%

14−16

−28.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +20%	10−11 −20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Metro Exodus	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%