AMD Radeon 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data shows a decisive performance gap between the AMD Radeon 740M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106, though the comparison is limited by the available recorded measurements. The AMD Radeon 740M has two benchmark entries in the database: a Geekbench OpenCL score of 10172 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 15568. These produce an average benchmark score of 12870. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, resulting in an average benchmark score of 0. This absence of data for the RTX 4060 AD106 prevents a direct head-to-head numerical comparison in the same tests.

The Radeon 740M's average score of 12870 places it at the 53rd percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals in the recorded data include the AMD Radeon RX 580 with an average score of 12928, which is 0.4% ahead of the 740M. The AMD FirePro W5100 scores 12847, which places it 0.2% behind the 740M. The AMD Radeon Pro 455 scores 12831, also 0.2% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 scores 12830, 0.3% behind. These margins are extremely tight, indicating the 740M sits in a cluster of comparable performers around the 12800 to 12900 score range.

Looking at the raw specifications that drive compute performance, the RTX 4060 AD106 delivers substantially higher throughput numbers. The NVIDIA part has an FP32 rating of 15.11 TFLOPS, while the AMD Radeon 740M has an FP32 rating of 2.867 TFLOPS. That represents a difference of roughly 5.3 times in raw shader throughput. The pixel rate tells a similar story: the RTX 4060 AD106 achieves 118.1 GPixel/s, while the 740M reaches 22.40 GPixel/s. The texture rate for the RTX 4060 AD106 is 236.2 GTexel/s compared to 44.80 GTexel/s for the 740M.

The RTX 4060 AD106 also has a memory bandwidth advantage that is not reflected in the benchmark scores because the NVIDIA part has no recorded tests. The NVIDIA card uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. The AMD Radeon 740M uses system shared memory with a bandwidth described in the database as system dependent. This means the 740M's effective memory performance varies with the host system's configuration, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has a fixed, dedicated memory bandwidth.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 740M wins in the only recorded benchmark comparison available, since it has test scores and the RTX 4060 AD106 does not. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the 740M scores 10172, and in the Geekbench Vulkan test it scores 15568. The RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded scores in the database, so the 740M holds the advantage in every directly measured test by default.

The RTX 4060 AD106 wins in computational throughput categories based on the specification data. Its FP32 throughput of 15.11 TFLOPS is several times higher than the 740M's 2.867 TFLOPS, which indicates a large advantage for workloads that scale with raw shader compute. The pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s versus 22.40 GPixel/s favors the NVIDIA part for fill-rate-bound rendering. The texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s versus 44.80 GTexel/s favors the NVIDIA part for texture-heavy scenes.

The RTX 4060 AD106 also wins in memory capacity and bandwidth. It has 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory with 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 740M has no dedicated memory, relying instead on system shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth. For applications that require large working sets or high memory throughput, the NVIDIA part is positioned more favorably.

The AMD Radeon 740M wins in power efficiency from a total system perspective, as it is an integrated graphics processor with a 45 W TDP and no power connectors. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a 115 W TDP and requires a 12-pin power connector with a suggested power supply of 300 W. The 740M also occupies no expansion slot, being an IGP, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is a dual-slot card.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers and use different architectures. The AMD Radeon 740M uses RDNA 3.0 architecture on the Phoenix2 chip, belonging to the Navi III IGP (Phoenix) generation. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 uses Ada Lovelace architecture on the AD106 chip, belonging to the GeForce 40 generation.

The process nodes differ. The AMD part is built on a 4 nm process at TSMC, while the NVIDIA part is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC. Despite the smaller process node, the AMD chip has fewer transistors: 20,900 million on the 740M versus 22,900 million on the RTX 4060 AD106. The die sizes also differ, with the AMD chip at 137 mm² and the NVIDIA chip at 188 mm². The transistor density works out to 152.6 million transistors per square millimeter for the AMD chip and 121.8 million per square millimeter for the NVIDIA chip.

The compute unit configurations are very different. The AMD Radeon 740M has 256 shading units, 16 texture mapping units, and 8 raster output pipelines. It also has 4 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores listed. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output pipelines. It has 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part has 12 times the shading units, 6 times the texture mapping units, and 6 times the raster output pipelines compared to the AMD part.

The clock speeds follow an interesting pattern. The AMD Radeon 740M has a base clock of 800 MHz and a boost clock of 2800 MHz. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz. The AMD part has a higher boost clock by 340 MHz, but the NVIDIA part has a much higher base clock by 1030 MHz. The NVIDIA part also has a fixed memory clock of 2125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective speed, while the AMD part uses system shared memory with no dedicated memory clock.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 for both parts. The production status differs: the AMD Radeon 740M is listed as active, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is listed as end-of-life.

Specification Differences

The AMD Radeon 740M and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 differ across nearly every specification field in the database. The manufacturer and architecture are different, with AMD and RDNA 3.0 on the 740M and NVIDIA and Ada Lovelace on the RTX 4060 AD106. The process node is 4 nm for the AMD part and 5 nm for the NVIDIA part, both fabricated by TSMC.

Transistor counts differ: 20,900 million for the AMD chip and 22,900 million for the NVIDIA chip. Die size is 137 mm² for the AMD part and 188 mm² for the NVIDIA part. Transistor density is 152.6 million per square millimeter for the AMD part and 121.8 million per square millimeter for the NVIDIA part.

The memory subsystems are fundamentally different. The AMD Radeon 740M uses system shared memory with no dedicated size, type, bus width, or bandwidth figures; the bandwidth is listed as system dependent. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth and a memory clock of 2125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective speed.

The compute resources differ substantially. The AMD part has 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, and 4 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA part has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and 24 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA part also has 96 tensor cores, while the AMD part has no tensor cores listed.

Performance rates differ: the AMD part has a pixel rate of 22.40 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 44.80 GTexel/s, while the NVIDIA part has 118.1 GPixel/s and 236.2 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 are both 2.867 TFLOPS for the AMD part and both 15.11 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA part, with 1:1 ratios on both.

Power and physical characteristics differ. The AMD part has a 45 W TDP, is an IGP with no slot width, has no power connectors, and no suggested PSU. The NVIDIA part has a 115 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses a single 12-pin power connector, and has a suggested PSU of 300 W. The AMD part has motherboard-dependent display outputs, while the NVIDIA part has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs.

Release dates differ: the AMD Radeon 740M was released on January 30, 2024, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 was released on March 31, 2024. The AMD part is active in production, while the NVIDIA part is end-of-life. The AMD part has a predecessor of Navi II IGP and a successor of Navi III IGP. The NVIDIA part has a predecessor of GeForce 30 and a successor of GeForce 50.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The AMD Radeon 740M has an average benchmark score of 12870, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has an average benchmark score of 0 because it has no recorded benchmark tests.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 740M compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The 740M is 0.2% ahead of the AMD FirePro W5100 (12847), 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 455 (12831), 0.3% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 (12830), and 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 580 (12928).

Q: What is the FP32 compute difference between the two GPUs?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has an FP32 rating of 15.11 TFLOPS, while the AMD Radeon 740M has an FP32 rating of 2.867 TFLOPS.

Q: What memory configurations do the two GPUs use?

A: The AMD Radeon 740M uses system shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What are the TDP ratings for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 740M has a TDP of 45 W, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has a TDP of 115 W with a suggested PSU of 300 W.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 740M is listed as active, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 is listed as end-of-life.

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a lopsided comparison. The AMD Radeon 740M has measurable benchmark results with an average score of 12870 and a 53rd percentile ranking among all GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded benchmark scores, giving it an average benchmark score of 0 and a 50th percentile ranking. Any user relying on the database's measured performance values would only have data for the AMD part.

The specification data, however, heavily favors the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 in raw computational capability. Its FP32 throughput of 15.11 TFLOPS, pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s, texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s, and dedicated 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth place it in a different performance class than the AMD Radeon 740M's 2.867 TFLOPS, 22.40 GPixel/s, 44.80 GTexel/s, and system shared memory. The NVIDIA part also has substantially more shading units (3072 versus 256), texture mapping units (96 versus 16), raster output pipelines (48 versus 8), ray tracing cores (24 versus 4), and 96 tensor cores versus none listed on the AMD part.

The AMD Radeon 740M holds advantages in power draw and form factor. At 45 W with no power connectors and IGP slot width, it fits into systems without discrete graphics installation considerations. The NVIDIA part requires a dual-slot card, a 12-pin power connector, and a 300 W suggested PSU.

Users who require measured performance data from the database would select the AMD Radeon 740M, as it is the only one of the two with recorded benchmark results. Users who rely on specification-based throughput estimates would select the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106, given its multi-fold advantages in shading, texturing, rasterization, ray tracing, and memory bandwidth. The AMD part suits integrated, low-power configurations, while the NVIDIA part suits discrete, high-throughput configurations. The production status also differs, with the AMD Radeon 740M active and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 end-of-life.