GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon RX 5500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 740 and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 RX 5500M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 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 RX 5500M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
85 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
No outputs
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Radeon RX 5500M has 32% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740.
GeForce GT 740 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 5500M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740.
GeForce GT 740 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
GeForce GT 740 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 334 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.
GeForce GT 740 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 8988 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 740.
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
7−8
21−24
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
8−9
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 177% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
12−14
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−11
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
24−27
70−75
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Battlefield 5 is 180% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
140−150
230−240
medium / 768p
110−120
200−210
ultra / 1080p
55−60
120−130
QHD / 1440p
30−33
95−100
4K / 2160p
27−30
50−55
high / 768p
80−85
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 94% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
100−110
ultra / 1080p
35−40
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Dota 2 is 73% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
3−4
8−9
low / 720p
20−22
50−55
medium / 1080p
9−10
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Far Cry 5 is 170% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
10−12
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
60−65
120−130
medium / 1080p
24−27
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Fortnite is 125% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
12−14
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−12
27−30
QHD / 1440p
1−2
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
55−60
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
95−100
high / 1080p
12−14
40−45
ultra / 1080p
6−7
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 109% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
6−7
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Minecraft is 26% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 59% more, than GeForce GT 740.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−12
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
24−27
75−80
medium / 768p
16−18
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 161% more, than GeForce GT 740.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
40−45
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in World of Tanks is 31% more, than GeForce GT 740.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 740
Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture
Kepler
Navi / RDNA
Code name
GK107
Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
29 May 2014
29 September 2019
Pipelines
384
1408
Core clock speed
993 MHz
1327 MHz
Boost Clock
1645 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
31.78
144.8
Floating-point performance
762.6 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
224.0 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
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
25 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
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