Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6850 outperforms GeForce GT 740M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 6850 is 973 days older than GeForce GT 740M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 33 vs 127 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6850
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce GT 740M - 153 vs 130 FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740M
Mobile • Jun 20th, 2013
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740M
Mobile • Jun 20th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
7.84 GPixel/s
31.61290322580645%
Texel Fillrate
31.36 GTexel/s
84.3010752688172%
Radeon HD 6850
Desktop • Oct 21st, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
24.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
37.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 6850 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 20th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 21st, 2010 |
| GeForce 700M | Generation | Northern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $179 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128 GB/s |
980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 775 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
