Radeon 740M vs RX 6600 XT

Place in performance ranking	80	449
Place by popularity	61	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	47.62	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	Navi 23	Phoenix
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	30 July 2021 (2 years ago)	23 May 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	no data
Current price	$283 (0.7x 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	2048	256
Core clock speed	1968 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	2589 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	11,060 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 (TGP) Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	331.4	40.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6600 XT 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 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	190 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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 HDMI, 2x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	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 6600 XT 42.59
+375%

Radeon 740M 8.97

RX 6600 XT outperforms 740M by 375% based on our aggregated 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 6600 XT 16482
+375%

Radeon 740M 3472

RX 6600 XT outperforms 740M by 375% 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	132 +389%	27−30 −389%
1440p	74 +429%	14−16 −429%
4K	41 +413%	8−9 −413%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

79
+464%

14−16

−464%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	129 +892%	12−14 −892%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +300%	30−33 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +388%	24−27 −388%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +457%	14−16 −457%
Far Cry 5	151 +586%	21−24 −586%
Far Cry New Dawn	131 +470%	21−24 −470%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +313%	30−35 −313%
Hitman 3	221 +905%	21−24 −905%
Horizon Zero Dawn	137 +661%	18−20 −661%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +331%	16−18 −331%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	166 +774%	18−20 −774%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120 +700%	14−16 −700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	106 +715%	12−14 −715%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +300%	30−33 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +388%	24−27 −388%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 +443%	14−16 −443%
Far Cry 5	141 +541%	21−24 −541%
Far Cry New Dawn	127 +452%	21−24 −452%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +313%	30−35 −313%
Hitman 3	183 +732%	21−24 −732%
Horizon Zero Dawn	109 +506%	18−20 −506%
Metro Exodus	95 +631%	12−14 −631%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +331%	16−18 −331%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	142 +647%	18−20 −647%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	176 +878%	18−20 −878%
Watch Dogs: Legion	104 +593%	14−16 −593%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +477%	12−14 −477%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +300%	30−33 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +393%	14−16 −393%
Far Cry 5	133 +505%	21−24 −505%
Far Cry New Dawn	112 +387%	21−24 −387%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +313%	30−35 −313%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	99 +450%	18−20 −450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	61 +307%	14−16 −307%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +454%	12−14 −454%
Hitman 3	112 +700%	14−16 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	76 +407%	14−16 −407%
Metro Exodus	56 +700%	7−8 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +600%	12−14 −600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +475%	8−9 −475%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +1300%	4−5 −1300%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +529%	14−16 −529%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +900%	4−5 −900%
Far Cry 5	105 +650%	14−16 −650%
Far Cry New Dawn	98 +600%	14−16 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +469%	16−18 −469%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +700%	8−9 −700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	44 +1000%	4−5 −1000%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +567%	6−7 −567%
Hitman 3	57 +613%	8−9 −613%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 +150%	8−9 −150%
Metro Exodus	34 +1033%	3−4 −1033%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 +900%	4−5 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +800%	6−7 −800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 +600%	4−5 −600%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +767%	6−7 −767%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Far Cry 5	51 +629%	7−8 −629%
Far Cry New Dawn	53 +430%	10−11 −430%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +445%	10−12 −445%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24 +1100%	2−3 −1100%

This is how RX 6600 XT and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

RX 6600 XT is 389% faster than Radeon 740M in 1080p
RX 6600 XT is 429% faster than Radeon 740M in 1440p
RX 6600 XT is 413% faster than Radeon 740M in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6600 XT is 1300% faster than the Radeon 740M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6600 XT surpassed Radeon 740M in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.59	8.97
Recency	30 July 2021	23 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	30 Watt