Radeon 740M vs RX Vega 3

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 3 and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 3
2019
15 Watt
2.98

740M outperforms RX Vega 3 by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking779505
Place by popularity84not in top-100
Power efficiency13.6237.93
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code namePicassoPhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 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 cores192256
Core clock speed300 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1001 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate12.0140.00
Floating-point processing power0.3844 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs1216
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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
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.

RX Vega 3 2.98
Radeon 740M 8.30
+179%

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.

RX Vega 3 1149
Radeon 740M 3199
+178%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX Vega 3 1724
Radeon 740M 7490
+335%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 3 1172
Radeon 740M 5135
+338%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 3 393
Radeon 740M 1699
+332%

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 HD12
−75%
21
+75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−200%
21−24
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
−117%
12−14
+117%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
−200%
18−20
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−233%
20−22
+233%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−269%
55−60
+269%
Hitman 3 5
−240%
16−18
+240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%
Metro Exodus 7
−286%
27−30
+286%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−300%
24−27
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−142%
27−30
+142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−51.3%
55−60
+51.3%

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 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−233%
20−22
+233%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−269%
55−60
+269%
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 11
−164%
27−30
+164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−47.1%
24−27
+47.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−51.3%
55−60
+51.3%

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 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−233%
20−22
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−269%
55−60
+269%
Hitman 3 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9
−456%
50−55
+456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
−222%
27−30
+222%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−525%
24−27
+525%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−51.3%
55−60
+51.3%

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 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
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 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−211%
55−60
+211%

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 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

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 RX Vega 3 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is 75% faster in 1080p

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

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

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is ahead in 61 test (86%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.98 8.30
Recency 6 January 2019 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Radeon 740M has a 178.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 3 in performance tests.


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