Radeon HD 6740G2 vs Radeon R9 M470
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R9 M470, 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 M470, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R9 M470 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 M470 here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6740G2
Radeon R9 M470
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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 M470 - with GCN 2.
Radeon HD 6740G2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - 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
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
10−12
24−27
medium / 1080p
2−3
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
4−5
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Battlefield 5 is 285% 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 M470.
low / 768p
110−120
190−200
medium / 768p
85−90
150−160
ultra / 1080p
35−40
80−85
QHD / 1440p
−
45−50
4K / 2160p
10−11
30−33
high / 768p
60−65
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 88% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
70−75
100−110
medium / 768p
40−45
80−85
ultra / 1080p
18−20
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Dota 2 is 84% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
9−10
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Far Cry 5 is 350% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
45−50
85−90
medium / 1080p
7−8
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Fortnite is 145% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
2−3
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
5−6
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Forza Horizon 4 is 328% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
40−45
75−80
medium / 768p
−
65−70
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
2−3
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 131% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
1−2
8−9
ultra / 1080p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
2−3
24−27
medium / 1080p
2−3
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Metro Exodus is 600% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
high / 1080p
55−60
−
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
14−16
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
24−27
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
4−5
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
7−8
45−50
medium / 768p
6−7
27−30
high / 1080p
3−4
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 500% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
70−75
95−100
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
30−33
high / 768p
30−33
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in World of Tanks is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6740G2
Radeon R9 M470
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 2
Code name
Saturn
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
14 June 2011
14 May 2016
Pipelines
880
768
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.00
Floating-point performance
1,536 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
Laptop size
medium sized
large
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