Radeon 740M vs T550 Mobile
Aggregated performance score
T550 Mobile outperforms Radeon 740M by 16% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 399 | 446 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | RDNA 3 |
| GPU code name | TU117 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 May 2022 (1 year ago) | 23 May 2023 (less than a year ago) |
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 | 1024 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 1065 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1665 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP) | 30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 106.6 | 40.00 |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on T550 Mobile and Radeon 740M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| 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 | GDDR5, GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 12000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | no data |
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 | 52
+30%
| 40−45
−30%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 41
+86.4%
|
21−24
−86.4%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+15.6%
|
30−35
−15.6%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+17.4%
|
21−24
−17.4%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+16.7%
|
18−20
−16.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+26.7%
|
14−16
−26.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 38
+72.7%
|
21−24
−72.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+15.6%
|
30−35
−15.6%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+17.4%
|
21−24
−17.4%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+16.7%
|
18−20
−16.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+12.5%
|
16−18
−12.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40
+122%
|
18−20
−122%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+26.7%
|
14−16
−26.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+59.1%
|
21−24
−59.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+15.6%
|
30−35
−15.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+26.7%
|
14−16
−26.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+15.4%
|
12−14
−15.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+21.4%
|
14−16
−21.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+18.2%
|
10−12
−18.2%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
This is how T550 Mobile and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- T550 Mobile is 30% faster than Radeon 740M in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the T550 Mobile is 122% faster than the Radeon 740M.
All in all, in popular games:
- T550 Mobile is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (1%)
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 10.41 | 9.00 |
| Recency | 27 May 2022 | 23 May 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 30 Watt |
The T550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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