Radeon 740M vs HD 6290
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6290 and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
740M outperforms HD 6290 by a whopping 2888% 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 | 1399 | 557 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.00 | 12.63 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | Cedar | Phoenix2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 December 2011 (13 years ago) | 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 | 80 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 20,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.200 | 44.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.104 TFLOPS | 2.867 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI | Motherboard Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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.
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.
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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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 | 6
−250%
| 21
+250%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 14−16 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1033%
|
30−35
+1033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−300%
|
27−30
+300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−216%
|
75−80
+216%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−892%
|
110−120
+892%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−2789%
|
260−270
+2789%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1033%
|
30−35
+1033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−300%
|
27−30
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−300%
|
20−22
+300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−216%
|
75−80
+216%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−2789%
|
260−270
+2789%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1033%
|
30−35
+1033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−300%
|
27−30
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−300%
|
20−22
+300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−216%
|
75−80
+216%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1300%
|
40−45
+1300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−35.7%
|
18−20
+35.7%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−1850%
|
35−40
+1850%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how HD 6290 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 740M is 250% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 740M is 1850% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 740M is ahead in 18 tests (33%)
- there's a draw in 37 tests (67%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 7.47 |
| Recency | 4 December 2011 | 31 January 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 45 Watt |
HD 6290 has 136.8% lower power consumption.
Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has a 2888% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6290 in performance tests.
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