AMD Radeon R7 M445 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M445 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M445

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher texture fill rate: 18.4 GTexel / s vs 15.68 GTexel / s
  • Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 15-25 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 2.2x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1802 MHz
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 944 vs 796
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 176 vs 148
  • Around 38% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5345 vs 3882
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.765 vs 9.392
  • Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 278.624 vs 157.479
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.268 vs 0.864
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.335 vs 16.101
  • Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 54.067 vs 44.77
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1913 vs 1589
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1913 vs 1589
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2016 vs 1 April 2013
Texture fill rate 18.4 GTexel / s vs 15.68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15-25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz vs 1802 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 944 vs 796
PassMark - G2D Mark 176 vs 148
Geekbench - OpenCL 5345 vs 3882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.765 vs 9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 278.624 vs 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.268 vs 0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.335 vs 16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 54.067 vs 44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1913 vs 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1913 vs 1589

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 810 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • Around 7% higher boost clock speed: 980 MHz vs 920 MHz
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 28% better floating-point performance: 752.6 gflops vs 588.8 gflops
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3235 vs 2138
  • Around 80% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 1853
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3235 vs 2138
  • Around 80% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 1853
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 810 MHz vs 780 MHz
Boost clock speed 980 MHz vs 920 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops vs 588.8 gflops
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3235 vs 2138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3339 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3235 vs 2138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3339 vs 1853

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M445
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
944
796
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
176
148
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5345
3882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.765
9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
278.624
157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.268
0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
24.335
16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
54.067
44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1913
1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2138
3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1853
3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1913
1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2138
3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1853
3339
Name AMD Radeon R7 M445 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
PassMark - G3D Mark 944 796
PassMark - G2D Mark 176 148
Geekbench - OpenCL 5345 3882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.765 9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 278.624 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.268 0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.335 16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 54.067 44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1913 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2138 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1853 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1913 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2138 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1853 3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 345

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M445 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 Kepler
Code name Meso GK107
Launch date 15 May 2016 1 April 2013
Place in performance rating 1309 1312
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 920 MHz 980 MHz
Core clock speed 780 MHz 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 752.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 384
Texture fill rate 18.4 GTexel / s 15.68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15-25 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 32 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1802 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Standard memory configuration DDR3 / GDDR5

Technologies

3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus