Radeon 740M vs RX 6500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6500 with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.
6500 outperforms 740M by a whopping 144% 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 | 334 | 570 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.49 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | Phoenix2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 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 | no data | 256 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 44.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.867 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 4 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
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 | no data | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 50−55
+138%
| 21
−138%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+133%
|
30−35
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+150%
|
24−27
−150%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+118%
|
45−50
−118%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+124%
|
30−35
−124%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+164%
|
21−24
−164%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+156%
|
27−30
−156%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+77.2%
|
75−80
−77.2%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+133%
|
30−35
−133%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+89.1%
|
110−120
−89.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+165%
|
40−45
−165%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+150%
|
24−27
−150%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+118%
|
45−50
−118%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+124%
|
30−35
−124%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+164%
|
21−24
−164%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+152%
|
27
−152%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+160%
|
14−16
−160%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+156%
|
27−30
−156%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+155%
|
20−22
−155%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+77.2%
|
75−80
−77.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+133%
|
30−35
−133%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+165%
|
40−45
−165%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+150%
|
24−27
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+124%
|
30−35
−124%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+156%
|
27−30
−156%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+155%
|
20−22
−155%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
+118%
|
45−50
−118%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+133%
|
55−60
−133%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+188%
|
8−9
−188%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
+107%
|
80−85
−107%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+247%
|
14−16
−247%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+173%
|
14−16
−173%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+150%
|
18−20
−150%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
+180%
|
14−16
−180%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+73.7%
|
18−20
−73.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+333%
|
6−7
−333%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+174%
|
35−40
−174%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+167%
|
24−27
−167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+167%
|
12−14
−167%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
+157%
|
7−8
−157%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
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
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
This is how RX 6500 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 is 138% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6500 is 400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6500 performs better in 41 tests (65%)
- there's a draw in 22 tests (35%)
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