GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 7850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 7850M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 7850M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 7850M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7850M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon HD 7850M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 40 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 740 has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7850M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7850M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 318 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
  • GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 7850M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 1012 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 6−7
ultra / 1080p 4−5 3−4
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 8−9 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Heathrow Pro
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 29 May 2014 24 April 2012
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 993 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 27.00
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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