GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Radeon 740M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 740M and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 740M
2023
15 Watt
8.29

RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms 740M by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking505234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency37.8736.42
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code namePhoenixGA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)2024 (recently)

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 cores2561792
Core clock speed800 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed2500 MHz1343 MHz
Number of transistors25,390 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate40.0075.21
Floating-point processing power2.56 TFLOPS4.813 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1656
Tensor Coresno data56
Ray Tracing Cores414

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6

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 740M 8.29
RTX 3050 A Mobile 23.92
+189%

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 740M 3195
RTX 3050 A Mobile 9215
+188%

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 HD21
−186%
60−65
+186%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−188%
170−180
+188%
Hitman 3 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−180%
140−150
+180%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−188%
170−180
+188%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−188%
170−180
+188%
Hitman 3 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−180%
140−150
+180%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−188%
170−180
+188%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−188%
170−180
+188%
Hitman 3 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−180%
140−150
+180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−188%
170−180
+188%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Hitman 3 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−186%
160−170
+186%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Hitman 3 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−179%
95−100
+179%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%

This is how Radeon 740M and RTX 3050 A Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 A Mobile is 186% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.29 23.92
Chip lithography 4 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Radeon 740M has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 A Mobile, on the other hand, has a 188.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 740M in performance tests.


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