GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Radeon Pro 5500M. 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 740A and Radeon Pro 5500M. 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 Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M 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 Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 157% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 10200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture Kepler 2.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name GK208 Navi 14
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 26 August 2013 13 November 2019
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 980 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 139.2
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.5
Laptop size medium sized
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