GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740 and Radeon RX 480 mobile. 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 RX 480 mobile. 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 RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 56% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
  • GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 2988 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 12−14
ultra / 1080p 4−5 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 27−30
medium / 1080p 8−9 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce GT 740.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Kepler Polaris
Code name GK107 Polaris
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 29 May 2014 1 August 2016
Pipelines 384 2304
Core clock speed 993 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 155.1
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 4,963 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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