Radeon 740M vs RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.04

740M outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking583503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.0738.71
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega RenoirPhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2023 (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 cores384256
Core clock speed400 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data40.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.56 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16
Ray Tracing Coresno data4

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.3

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 HD20
−5%
21
+5%
1440p22
−36.4%
30−35
+36.4%
4K18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−43.9%
55−60
+43.9%
Hitman 3 11
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
+94%
50−55
−94%
Metro Exodus 23
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−31.8%
27−30
+31.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+5.1%
55−60
−5.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−43.9%
55−60
+43.9%
Hitman 3 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+46%
50−55
−46%
Metro Exodus 17
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
−38.1%
27−30
+38.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
−18%
55−60
+18%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−43.9%
55−60
+43.9%
Hitman 3 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
−194%
50−55
+194%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
−61.1%
27−30
+61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−127%
24−27
+127%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−15.7%
55−60
+15.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−89.5%
35−40
+89.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−40%
55−60
+40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
−209%
30−35
+209%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is 5% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 740M is 36% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 740M is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 94% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • Radeon 740M is ahead in 68 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.04 8.33
Recency 7 January 2020 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm

Radeon 740M has a 37.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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