Radeon 740M vs UHD Graphics 600

Place in performance ranking	1134	500
Place by popularity	28	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 9 Gemini Lake (2017)	RDNA 3 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Gemini Lake	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 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	12	256
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	700 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	9.000	40.00
Floating-point performance	0.144 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	PCIe 3.0 x1	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	DDR4 / LPDDR4	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	+	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.

UHD Graphics 600 0.87

Radeon 740M 8.33
+857%

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.

UHD Graphics 600 334

Radeon 740M 3213
+862%

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 HD	8 −838%	75−80 +838%
1440p	1 −800%	9−10 +800%

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	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	0−1	20−22
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%
Hitman 3	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 −285%	50−55 +285%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −2300%	24−27 +2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −90.3%	55−60 +90.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	0−1	20−22
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%
Hitman 3	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 −355%	50−55 +355%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −2300%	24−27 +2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 −383%	27−30 +383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −92.3%	24−27 +92.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −90.3%	55−60 +90.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	0−1	20−22
Hitman 3	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −317%	50−55 +317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4 −625%	27−30 +625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −90.3%	55−60 +90.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−2300%

24−27
+2300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	16−18
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	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	8−9
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −1767%	55−60 +1767%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−400%

14−16
+400%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

6−7

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	0−1	5−6

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%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +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%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +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%
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%

This is how UHD Graphics 600 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

Radeon 740M is 838% faster in 1080p
Radeon 740M is 800% faster in 1440p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 740M is 2300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 740M is ahead in 38 tests (60%)
there's a draw in 25 tests (40%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.87	8.33
Recency	11 December 2017	23 May 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	30 Watt

UHD Graphics 600 has 500% lower power consumption.

Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has a 857.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 600 in performance tests.

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