GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon HD 6740G2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 445M stacks up against Radeon HD 6740G2, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 445M or Radeon HD 6740G2 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 445M
Radeon HD 6740G2
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
10−12
medium / 1080p
1−2
2−3
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
ultra / 1080p
2−3
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Battlefield 5 is 40% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
80−85
85−90
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
4K / 2160p
9−10
10−11
high / 768p
55−60
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
1−2
2−3
ultra / 1080p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
9−10
medium / 1080p
2−3
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
5−6
7−8
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
2−3
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
4−5
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
40−45
40−45
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
ultra / 1080p
−
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
0−1
1−2
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
2−3
medium / 1080p
−
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6740G2 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
5−6
7−8
medium / 768p
5−6
6−7
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 25% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
high / 768p
27−30
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in World of Tanks is 2% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 445M
Radeon HD 6740G2
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
N11E-GE
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
3 September 2010
14 June 2011
Pipelines
144
880
Core clock speed
1180 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
10.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
339.8 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
60.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
144
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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