Radeon 740M vs GeForce GT 630M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 630M with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.

GT 630M
2012
1 GB DDR3\GDDR5, 33 Watt
1.39

740M outperforms GT 630M by a whopping 494% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking999502
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.0439.73
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF108Phoenix
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 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 cores96256
Core clock speedUp to 800 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistors585 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate10.5640.00
Floating-point processing power0.2534 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs1616
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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
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 typeDDR3\GDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus widthUp to 128bitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidthUp to 32.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX 11.212 APIno data
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

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.

GT 630M 1.39
Radeon 740M 8.26
+494%

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.

GT 630M 538
Radeon 740M 3187
+492%

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:

900p19
−479%
110−120
+479%
Full HD16
−37.5%
22
+37.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1867%
55−60
+1867%
Hitman 3 6−7
−183%
16−18
+183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−78.8%
55−60
+78.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1867%
55−60
+1867%
Hitman 3 6−7
−183%
16−18
+183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−78.8%
55−60
+78.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1867%
55−60
+1867%
Hitman 3 6−7
−183%
16−18
+183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−127%
24−27
+127%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−78.8%
55−60
+78.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 9−10
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Hitman 3 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−700%
55−60
+700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 4−5
Far Cry 5 0−1 5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GT 630M and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is 479% faster in 900p
  • Radeon 740M is 38% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 740M is 1867% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 8.26
Recency 22 March 2012 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 740M has a 494.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 630M is a notebook card while Radeon 740M is a desktop one.


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

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