Radeon 740M vs RX Vega 10

Place in the ranking	684	507
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	29.25	38.04
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Raven	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 January 2019 (6 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 years 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	640	256
Core clock speed	300 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1301 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.04	40.00
Floating-point processing power	1.665 TFLOPS	2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	40	16
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	4

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	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	System Shared	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System Shared
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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	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 results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 Vega 10 4.24

Radeon 740M 8.27
+95%

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.

RX Vega 10 1631

Radeon 740M 3181
+95%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX Vega 10 3389

Radeon 740M 7490
+121%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 10 2272

Radeon 740M 5135
+126%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 10 737

Radeon 740M 1699
+131%

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

−23.5%

21
+23.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Elden Ring	11 −109%	21−24 +109%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	11 −145%	27−30 +145%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −129%	16−18 +129%
Forza Horizon 4	17 −176%	47 +176%
Metro Exodus	12 −83.3%	21−24 +83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 −21.1%	21−24 +21.1%
Valorant	22 −31.8%	27−30 +31.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%
Counter-Strike 2	7 −85.7%	13 +85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 −700%	16−18 +700%
Dota 2	18 −77.8%	32 +77.8%
Elden Ring	7 −229%	21−24 +229%
Far Cry 5	17 −23.5%	21 +23.5%
Fortnite	15 −227%	45−50 +227%
Forza Horizon 4	14 −164%	37 +164%
Grand Theft Auto V	10 −190%	27−30 +190%
Metro Exodus	6 −267%	21−24 +267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	48 −37.5%	65−70 +37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −64.3%	21−24 +64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −78.6%	24−27 +78.6%
Valorant	8−9 −263%	27−30 +263%
World of Tanks	42 −195%	120−130 +195%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Dota 2	29 −89.7%	55−60 +89.7%
Far Cry 5	19 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Forza Horizon 4	12 −150%	30 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −78.4%	65−70 +78.4%
Valorant	8−9 −263%	27−30 +263%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Elden Ring	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −41.4%	40−45 +41.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
World of Tanks	30−33 −100%	60−65 +100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −88.9%	16−18 +88.9%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Valorant	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Elden Ring	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Dota 2	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Fortnite	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Valorant	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how RX Vega 10 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

Radeon 740M is 24% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 740M is ahead in 58 tests (95%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.24	8.27
Recency	8 January 2019	4 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	15 Watt

RX Vega 10 has 50% lower power consumption.

Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has a 95% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 10 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.