Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS vs Radeon 740M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 740M and Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 740M
2023
15 Watt
8.28
+17.1%

740M outperforms Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking504550
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency38.4024.59
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)no data
GPU code namePhoenixno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)no data (2024 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 cores256768
Core clock speed800 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2500 MHzno data
Number of transistors25,390 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology4 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate40.00no data
Floating-point processing power2.56 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data
Ray Tracing Cores4no data

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 4.0 x8no data
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 SharedLPDDR5x
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared8448 MHz
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 Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_1
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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
+0%
21
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%
Hitman 3 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%
Hitman 3 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%
Hitman 3 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+18%
50−55
−18%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Hitman 3 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

This is how Radeon 740M and Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.28 7.07
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 20 Watt

Radeon 740M has a 17.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS in performance tests.


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