Radeon RX 550X Mobile vs GeForce GT 740M

Place in the ranking	876	582
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.35	8.45
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GK208	Polaris 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	20 June 2013 (11 years ago)	11 April 2018 (6 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	384	640
Core clock speed	980 MHz	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	1287 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.36	51.48
Floating-point processing power	0.7526 TFLOPS	1.647 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	32	40

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 size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8

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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3/GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	96 GB/s
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	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	-	+
Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
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 740M 2.06

RX 550X Mobile 6.06
+194%

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.

GT 740M 1848

RX 550X Mobile 5345
+189%

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.

GT 740M 6591

RX 550X Mobile 14520
+120%

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.

GT 740M 1151

RX 550X Mobile 3688
+221%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GT 740M 7403

RX 550X Mobile 20039
+171%

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GT 740M 14

RX 550X Mobile 35
+143%

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

−50%

24
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−150%

10−11
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −1600%	16−18 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −106%	35−40 +106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −160%	26 +160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −1600%	16−18 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −106%	35−40 +106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +10%	20−22 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −106%	35−40 +106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 −225%	13 +225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−325%

16−18
+325%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −117%	12−14 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −255%	35−40 +255%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−120%

10−12
+120%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−300%

4−5
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−100%

6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

7−8

+0%

7−8

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

This is how GT 740M and RX 550X Mobile compete in popular games:

RX 550X Mobile is 50% faster 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 GT 740M is 10% faster.
in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 550X Mobile is 1600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 740M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 550X Mobile is ahead in 53 tests (77%)
there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.06	6.06
Recency	20 June 2013	11 April 2018
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	50 Watt

GT 740M has 11.1% lower power consumption.

RX 550X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 194.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 550X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 740M in performance tests.

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