AMD Radeon 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile Comparison
AMD Radeon 740M
GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
Analysis: AMD Radeon 740M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile
Head-to-Head Benchmarks
The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap between the AMD Radeon 740M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile. In the two shared benchmark tests, the NVIDIA part wins both outright, and the margins are massive.
In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon 740M scores 10,172 points, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile reaches 122,238 points. That gives NVIDIA a 91.7% lead, meaning the RTX 5070 Mobile delivers roughly 12 times the raw compute throughput in this workload. The gap is slightly narrower in Geekbench Vulkan, but still overwhelming: the AMD part scores 15,568, while the NVIDIA part posts 116,960, a delta of 86.7% in favor of the RTX 5070 Mobile.
To put the AMD Radeon 740M’s position into context, its average benchmark score sits at 12,870, which places it at the 53rd percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the AMD FirePro W5100 (12,847, only 0.2% ahead), the AMD Radeon Pro 455 (12,831, 0.3% ahead), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 (12,830, 0.3% ahead). On the flip side, the AMD Radeon RX 580 scores 12,928, which is 0.4% ahead of the 740M. This clustering indicates the 740M sits in a narrow band of mid-range legacy desktop parts, nowhere near modern enthusiast territory.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile, by contrast, averages 29,928 across all recorded benchmarks, placing it at the 75th percentile. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (29,945, 0.1% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (29,783, 0.5% behind), the AMD Radeon RX 6800 (30,095, 0.6% ahead), and the AMD Radeon RX 6700 (30,433, 1.7% ahead). The RTX 5070 Mobile effectively trades blows with those high-end desktop cards from the previous generation, which underscores how large the chasm is between it and the 740M.
Beyond the two shared tests, the RTX 5070 Mobile has additional benchmark data that the 740M lacks. In PassMark G3D, it scores 20,355; in PassMark GPU Compute, it scores 8,279. It also records 896 in PassMark G2D, along with DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 scores of 214, 129, 192, and 93 respectively. These results are not directly comparable to the 740M since the AMD part has no corresponding entries, but they confirm that the NVIDIA GPU maintains consistent performance across a wide range of legacy and modern API tests.
Architecture Differences
The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies and process nodes. The AMD Radeon 740M uses the Phoenix2 chip built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process by TSMC. It is part of the Navi III IGP (Phoenix) generation. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile uses the GB206 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process, also by TSMC, and belongs to the GeForce 50 Mobile generation.
Transistor counts are close, but the die sizes differ notably. The AMD chip integrates 20,900 million transistors on a 137 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 152.6 million per mm². The NVIDIA chip packs 21,900 million transistors onto a larger 181 mm² die, resulting in a lower density of 121.0 million per mm². This reflects the different design targets: the AMD IGP is compact and power-efficient, while the NVIDIA part uses more area for its larger execution resources.
Core counts diverge sharply. The Radeon 740M has 256 shading units, 16 texture mapping units (TMUs), 8 raster operation units (ROPs), and 4 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Mobile, by contrast, features 4,608 shading units, 144 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 36 ray tracing cores, and 144 tensor cores. That is an 18x difference in shading units, a 9x difference in TMUs and ROPs, and a 9x difference in ray tracing cores. The tensor core count is exclusive to NVIDIA, enabling AI-accelerated workloads that the AMD part cannot match.
Clock behavior also differs. The AMD part has a base clock of 800 MHz and a boost clock of 2800 MHz, a wide boost range. The NVIDIA part has a lower base clock of 907 MHz but a much lower boost ceiling of 1425 MHz. Despite the lower clocks, the NVIDIA part’s massive core count delivers far higher throughput. The AMD part’s memory clock is listed as system shared, while the NVIDIA part runs at 1500 MHz with 24 Gbps effective speed.
Where Each One Wins
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile wins every shared benchmark in the database, and the margins are not close. In Geekbench OpenCL, it leads by 91.7%; in Geekbench Vulkan, the lead is 86.7%. This makes the RTX 5070 Mobile the clear choice for compute-heavy workloads, including OpenCL-based rendering, Vulkan gaming, and any task that leverages ray tracing or tensor cores. Its 36 ray tracing cores and 144 tensor cores provide hardware acceleration that the Radeon 740M simply lacks, giving it a decisive edge in modern DirectX 12 Ultimate titles and AI inference workloads.
The AMD Radeon 740M, on the other hand, wins in the context of its own performance class. Its average score of 12,870 places it just 0.2% behind the AMD FirePro W5100 and 0.3% behind both the Radeon Pro 455 and GeForce GTX 590. It also trails the Radeon RX 580 by only 0.4%. This means the 740M is competitive with those older discrete GPUs, which is notable for an integrated graphics processor. It is a viable option for light gaming, media playback, and general desktop acceleration where a dedicated GPU is not available.
The RTX 5070 Mobile’s additional PassMark results reinforce its versatility. Its G3D score of 20,355 and GPU compute score of 8,279 indicate strong performance in both rasterized graphics and general-purpose compute. Its DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 scores (214, 129, 192, and 93) show that it handles legacy APIs without issue. The 740M has no corresponding PassMark data, so direct comparison is impossible, but the gap in the shared Geekbench tests is sufficient to characterize the performance hierarchy.
Specification Differences
The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The process node is 4 nm for AMD versus 5 nm for NVIDIA. Transistor counts are 20,900 million versus 21,900 million. Die size is 137 mm² versus 181 mm². Transistor density is 152.6M per mm² versus 121.0M per mm².
Clock speeds: the AMD part boosts to 2800 MHz, while the NVIDIA part boosts to 1425 MHz. Base clocks are 800 MHz versus 907 MHz. Memory configuration is the most stark difference: the AMD part uses system shared memory with no dedicated VRAM, while the NVIDIA part has 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth.
Core counts are 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, and 4 RT cores for AMD, versus 4,608 shading units, 144 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and 36 RT cores for NVIDIA. The NVIDIA part also has 144 tensor cores; the AMD part has none. Pixel rate is 22.40 GPixel/s versus 68.40 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 44.80 GTexel/s versus 205.2 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 throughput are both 2.867 TFLOPS for AMD, while the NVIDIA part achieves 13.13 TFLOPS in both.
TDP differs by 5 W: 45 W for AMD versus 50 W for NVIDIA. Both are listed as IGP slot width with no power connectors. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 for AMD versus PCIe 5.0 x16 for NVIDIA. Display outputs are motherboard dependent for AMD versus portable device dependent for NVIDIA. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.
Release dates are separated by over a year: the AMD part launched on January 30, 2024, while the NVIDIA part launched on April 14, 2025. The AMD part lists its predecessor as Navi II IGP and successor as Navi III IGP. The NVIDIA part lists its predecessor as GeForce 40 Mobile and has no successor recorded.
FAQ
Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?
A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 29,928, while the AMD Radeon 740M averages 12,870. The NVIDIA part sits at the 75th percentile, the AMD part at the 53rd.
Q: How large is the performance gap in Geekbench Vulkan?
A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile scores 116,960 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the AMD Radeon 740M scores 15,568. This gives NVIDIA a lead of 86.7%.
Q: Does the AMD Radeon 740M have tensor cores?
A: No, the AMD Radeon 740M has no tensor cores. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has 144 tensor cores.
Q: What memory configuration does each GPU use?
A: The AMD Radeon 740M uses system shared memory with bandwidth that is system dependent. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth.
Q: Which GPU has more shading units?
A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile has 4,608 shading units, while the AMD Radeon 740M has 256. The NVIDIA part also has 144 TMUs versus 16, and 48 ROPs versus 8.
Q: How do the nearest rivals compare for each GPU?
A: The AMD Radeon 740M’s closest rival is the AMD FirePro W5100, which is 0.2% ahead. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile’s closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, which is 0.1% ahead. The RTX 5070 Mobile also sits within 1.7% of the AMD Radeon RX 6700.