Radeon 740M vs 625

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 625 and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 625
2019
2 GB DDR3, 50 Watt
2.84

740M outperforms 625 by a whopping 193% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking789503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.9638.71
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code namePolaris 24Phoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 May 2019 (5 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 cores384256
Core clock speed730 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1024 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate24.5840.00
Floating-point processing power0.7864 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2416
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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

Radeon 625 2.84
Radeon 740M 8.33
+193%

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.

Radeon 625 1094
Radeon 740M 3212
+194%

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 HD7−8
−200%
21
+200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−321%
55−60
+321%
Hitman 3 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−142%
27−30
+142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−55.3%
55−60
+55.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−321%
55−60
+321%
Hitman 3 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−142%
27−30
+142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−55.3%
55−60
+55.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−321%
55−60
+321%
Hitman 3 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−142%
27−30
+142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−55.3%
55−60
+55.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Hitman 3 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−229%
55−60
+229%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 10−11
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%

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

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%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how Radeon 625 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is 200% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 740M is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is ahead in 60 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.84 8.33
Recency 13 May 2019 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 740M has a 193.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 625 in performance tests.


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