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AMD Radeon 740M vs NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book

AMD Radeon 740M

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The AMD Radeon 740M is an integrated GPU in the Ryzen 7040 series for laptops (Phoenix, e.g. Ryzen 5 7540U). The iGPU is based on the new RDNA3 architecture and has only 4 of the 12 CUs (= 256 shaders) clocked at up to 2.5 GHz (depending on the CPU model). The 740M supports hardware raytracing, although the performance is too slow to use it in current games.

Due to the reduced core count and clock speed, the performance is clearly below the Radeon 760M and 780M.

Thanks to the modern 4nm process and clever power-saving features, the power consumption is comparatively low (according to AMD). The whole chip of the first two models can be configured between 15 - 30 Watt TDP.

NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book

► remove from comparison NVIDIA Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5)

The Nvidia Maxwell GPU is a dedicated graphics card in the Microsoft Surface Book laptop. It is based on the Maxwell GM108 chip as the Geforce 940M with 384 shaders. Instead of the DDR3 graphics memory, the Surface Book graphics card features faster GDDR5 memory (both 64 Bit though). 

Thanks to the faster graphics memory, the Surface Book Geforce is performing better than the average GeForce 940M. However, the 945M and GTX 950M are still noticeably faster. Demanding games therefore only run in low settings fluently.

More details can be found in our extensive review of the 2015 Microsoft Surface Book with the dedicated Maxwell GPU.

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AMD Radeon 740MNVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
GeForce 900M Series
Radeon 780M compare 768 @ 1.5 - 3 GHz
Radeon 760M compare 512 @ 1.5 - 2.8 GHz
Radeon 740M 256 @ 1.5 - 2.5 GHz
GeForce 945M compare 512 @ 0.93 - 1.05 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5) 384 @ 0.95 - 0.99 GHz64 Bit @ 5012 MHz
GeForce 940MX compare 384 @ 1.12 - 1.24 GHz64 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce 940M compare 384 @ 1.07 - 1.18 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 930MX compare 384 @ 0.95 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 930M compare 384 @ 0.93 - 0.94 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 920MX compare 256 @ 0.97 - 0.99 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 920M compare 384 @ 0.95 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 910M compare 384 @ 0.64 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
CodenamePhoenixSurface Book
ArchitectureRDNA 3Maxwell
Pipelines256 - unified384 - unified
Raytracing Cores4
Core Speed1500 - 2500 (Boost) MHz954 - 993 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesno
APIDirectX 12_2, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 2.1, Vulkan 1.3DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5
Power Consumption30 Watt (30 - 15 Watt TGP)
technology4 nm28 nm
Displays4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1
FeaturesMiracast, FreeSync, Adaptive-Sync, UHBR10, HDR Metadata, SmartShift MAX, SmartAccess Memory, 8k60 AV1, 8k43 H.265, 4k175 H.264 De- and EncodeGPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience
Date of Announcement23.05.2023 01.10.2015
Memory Speed5012 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
CPU in Radeon 740MGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Ryzen Z16 x 3200 MHz, 30 W? MHz? MHz
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U6 x 3200 MHz, 15 W? MHz2500 MHz
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U6 x 3200 MHz, 28 W? MHz2800 MHz
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min. - max.? MHz2500 - 2800 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5)
0.9 pt (3%)
AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.06605 -93%
...
AMD Radeon HD 8850M
0.84 -11%
AMD Radeon R9 M275
0.859 -9%
AMD Radeon R8 M365DX
0.866 -8%
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
0.867 -8%
AMD Radeon R7 M275DX
0.88 -7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
0.888 -6%
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
0.903 -4%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
0.909 -4%
AMD Radeon R9 M265X
0.91 -4%
NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
0.945
NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
0.959 1%
AMD FirePro W5130M
0.961 2%
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
0.968 2%
AMD Radeon HD 8870M
0.988 5%
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake)
0.991 5%
NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
1.002 6%
AMD Radeon R8 M445DX
1.006 6%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
1.023 8%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
1.035 10%
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
21.1 2133%
max:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
33.3 3424%
0%
100%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
123411 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
15597 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 7424     avg: 7465     median: 7464.5 (8%)     max: 7505 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 11340     avg: 11380     median: 11380 (3%)     max: 11420 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 1886     avg: 1919     median: 1919 (3%)     max: 1952 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 2031     avg: 2076     median: 2075.5 (2%)     max: 2120 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 54088     avg: 54397     median: 54397 (7%)     max: 54706 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 2711     avg: 2736     median: 2736 (4%)     max: 2761 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 2548     avg: 2577     median: 2577 (2%)     max: 2606 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
3DMark 06
15111 Points (20%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 5247     avg: 5704     median: 5703.5 (4%)     max: 6160 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 29.03     avg: 30.3     median: 30.3 (10%)     max: 31.49 fps
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 32.35     avg: 35     median: 35 (2%)     max: 37.6 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
513 Samples/s (2%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1065 Samples/s (2%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
1676 Points (2%)

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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Metal Gear Solid V

Metal Gear Solid V

2015
low 1024x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
42  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
35.9  fps
high 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
19.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
13.3  fps
Batman: Arkham Knight

Batman: Arkham Knight

2015
low 1280x720
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
23  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
14  fps
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
117  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
94  fps
high 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
76  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
49  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
45.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
28.2  fps
high 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
22.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
9.4  fps
Metro: Last Light

Metro: Last Light

2013
low 1024x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
59.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
44.7  fps
high 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
30.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
15.7  fps
BioShock Infinite

BioShock Infinite

2013
low 1280x720
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
94.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
64.8  fps
high 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
56.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
20.8  fps
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

2013
low 1024x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
258  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
141.2  fps
high 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
74.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
37.5  fps
Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

2013
low 1024x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
161.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
82.8  fps
high 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
55.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
25.8  fps
Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

2012
low 1024x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
112.4  fps
med. 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
85.6  fps
high 1366x768
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
42.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5):
10.9  fps
NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Booklowmed.highultraQHD4K
Metal Gear Solid V4235.919.713.3
Batman: Arkham Knight2314
F1 2014117947649
Thief45.628.222.39.4
Metro: Last Light59.644.730.715.7
BioShock Infinite94.264.856.520.8
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm258141.274.237.5
Tomb Raider161.582.855.225.8
Sleeping Dogs112.485.642.810.9
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