Radeon 740M vs GeForce Go 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 6800
2004
256 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.28

740M outperforms Go 6800 by a whopping 2861% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1345505
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.4337.87
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV41Phoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 November 2004 (20 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 cores17256
Core clock speed300 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed300 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors190 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate3.60040.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs1216
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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIIPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed550 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth35.2 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)4.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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. 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.

Go 6800 0.28
Radeon 740M 8.29
+2861%

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.

Go 6800 106
Radeon 740M 3195
+2914%

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 HD0−121

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−325%
16−18
+325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−625%
27−30
+625%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−111%
55−60
+111%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−325%
16−18
+325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−625%
27−30
+625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−178%
24−27
+178%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−111%
55−60
+111%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−325%
16−18
+325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−625%
27−30
+625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−178%
24−27
+178%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−111%
55−60
+111%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 4−5
Hitman 3 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 4−5

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+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%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+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%

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 740M is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.28 8.29
Recency 8 November 2004 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 130 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 740M has a 2860.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 3150% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 in performance tests.


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