GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, 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 740 stacks up against Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics 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 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - in Laptops.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 273 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
  • GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - by 32 / 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740 is 3212 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 10−12
medium / 1080p 8−9 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Architecture Kepler
Code name GK107
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 29 May 2014 1 August 2013
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 993 MHz 720 / 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 / 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 25 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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