Radeon 740M vs HD 8250

Place in performance ranking	1219	494
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	RDNA 3 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Temash	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	256
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	400 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	3.200	40.00
Floating-point performance	0.1024 gflops	no 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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	no data	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	no data	System Shared
Memory clock speed	no data	System Shared
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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 8250 0.56

Radeon 740M 8.45
+1409%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

HD 8250 217

Radeon 740M 3261
+1403%

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

3−4

−367%

14−16
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −96.7%	55−60 +96.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −96.7%	55−60 +96.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Hitman 3	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −96.7%	55−60 +96.7%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1200%

12−14
+1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	8−9
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −5500%	55−60 +5500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−400%

14−16
+400%

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%
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%
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%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +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%

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 Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 5500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 740M is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.56	8.45
Recency	1 June 2013	23 May 2023
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	30 Watt

HD 8250 has 275% lower power consumption.

Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has a 1408.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8250 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.