GeForce GT 740A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

In this comparison between GeForce GT 740A and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 740A will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GT 740A

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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
GeForce GT 740A has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - in Laptops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 280 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 800 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	21−24
medium / 1080p	0−1	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	60−65	170−180
medium / 768p	27−30	140−150
ultra / 1080p	7−8	70−75
QHD / 1440p	−	40−45
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 342% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	10−11	75−80
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 193% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	75−80
medium / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 250% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	0−1	20−22
low / 768p	18−20	65−70
medium / 768p	−	55−60
high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 252% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 425% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	0−1	35−40
medium / 768p	−	21−24
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	50−55
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
high / 768p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 156% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	GK208	Broadway-XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 August 2013	7 January 2010
Pipelines	384	800
Core clock speed	980 MHz	700 MHz
Transistor count	915 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	31.36	28.00
Floating-point performance	752.6 gflops	1,120.0 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	3.5
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GT 740A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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