Radeon PRO W7900 vs HD 6740G2

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6740G2 with Radeon PRO W7900, including specs and performance data.

HD 6740G2
2011
1.72

PRO W7900 outperforms HD 6740G2 by a whopping 4340% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking92312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data16.64
Power efficiencyno data17.93
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 31
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores8806144
Core clock speedno data1855 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2495 MHz
Number of transistorsno data57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data295 Watt
Texture fill rateno data958.1
Floating-point processing powerno data61.32 TFLOPS
ROPsno data192
TMUsno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data280 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data48 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data864.0 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 Connectorsno data3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−4275%
700−750
+4275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−3789%
350−400
+3789%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−4312%
1500−1550
+4312%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−4275%
700−750
+4275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−3789%
350−400
+3789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−4067%
500−550
+4067%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−4312%
1500−1550
+4312%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−4233%
260−270
+4233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−4275%
700−750
+4275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−3789%
350−400
+3789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−4067%
500−550
+4067%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−4312%
1500−1550
+4312%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%
Hitman 3 7−8
−4186%
300−310
+4186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−4300%
220−230
+4300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−3789%
350−400
+3789%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4233%
130−140
+4233%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.72 76.37
Recency 14 June 2011 13 April 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

PRO W7900 has a 4340.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6740G2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6740G2 is a notebook card while Radeon PRO W7900 is a workstation one.


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