Radeon HD 6740G2 vs Radeon R9 M290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 Radeon HD 6740G2 stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R9 M290X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 6740G2 or Radeon R9 M290X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6740G2
Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6740G2 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6740G2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
10−12
30−35
medium / 1080p
2−3
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
55−60
medium / 1080p
4−5
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Battlefield 5 is 414% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.
low / 768p
110−120
210−220
medium / 768p
85−90
180−190
ultra / 1080p
35−40
100−110
QHD / 1440p
−
55−60
4K / 2160p
10−11
30−35
high / 768p
60−65
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 122% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
70−75
110−120
medium / 768p
40−45
95−100
ultra / 1080p
18−20
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Dota 2 is 111% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
2−3
18−20
ultra / 1080p
2−3
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
9−10
40−45
medium / 1080p
3−4
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Far Cry 5 is 525% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
1−2
16−18
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
7−8
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 233% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
2−3
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
55−60
medium / 1080p
5−6
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 457% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
40−45
90−95
medium / 768p
−
80−85
high / 1080p
3−4
30−35
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 187% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
1−2
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
2−3
30−35
medium / 1080p
2−3
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Metro Exodus is 850% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
high / 1080p
55−60
−
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
low / 720p
24−27
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
30−35
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 425% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
7−8
60−65
medium / 768p
6−7
35−40
high / 1080p
3−4
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 700% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
70−75
100−110
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
35−40
high / 768p
30−33
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6740G2
Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Neptune
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
14 June 2011
7 January 2014
Pipelines
880
1280
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72.00
Floating-point performance
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
Not Listed
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
300 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
20
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