AMD Radeon 740M vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 740M and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q occupy completely different corners of the GPU landscape, and the benchmark data reflects that split clearly. The 740M is an integrated graphics processor built for Phoenix2 APUs, while the RTX PRO 6000D is a dual-slot workstation monster with 96 GB of GDDR7 memory. There is no overlap in their intended workloads, and the recorded measurements confirm this.

The AMD Radeon 740M wins on the two Geekbench compute tests where it has data. Its Geekbench OpenCL score is 10,172, and its Geekbench Vulkan score is 15,568. These are the only benchmark entries recorded for the 740M, and both are general-purpose compute workloads that stress the GPU's shader throughput and API compatibility. The 740M also carries a higher percentile ranking at 53, meaning it sits above the median of all GPUs in the database, while the RTX PRO 6000D sits at the 50th percentile.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D wins on the only benchmark recorded for it: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it scores 11,088. This is a modern DirectX 12 gaming and graphics workload that heavily exercises rasterization, geometry, and memory bandwidth. The 740M has no recorded result in this test, so the comparison is one-sided by data availability. The RTX PRO 6000D also wins on raw specification dominance across every hardware category, which translates into its massive compute and memory figures.

In practical terms, the 740M is the choice for lightweight compute tasks on a system with no discrete GPU. The RTX PRO 6000D is the choice for memory-hungry workstation workloads, high-resolution rendering, and any task that can use 96 GB of VRAM. The data does not support a single winner across both; it supports two different tools for two different jobs.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different foundries, different nodes, and different architectural generations. The AMD Radeon 740M uses the Phoenix2 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, part of the Navi III IGP generation. It is built on TSMC's 4 nm process and packs 20,900 million transistors into a 137 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 152.6 million transistors per square millimeter. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D uses the GB202 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, part of the Blackwell PRO W generation. It is built on TSMC's 5 nm process and contains 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, for a density of 122.9 million transistors per square millimeter.

The transistor counts tell a story of scale. The RTX PRO 6000D has roughly 4.4 times the transistor count of the 740M, but the 740M has higher transistor density due to the smaller 4 nm node. The die size difference is even more dramatic: 750 mm² versus 137 mm², a factor of about 5.5. This is a full-size workstation GPU against an integrated processor block.

The compute resources diverge sharply. The 740M has 256 shading units, 16 texture mapping units, 8 ROPs, and 4 ray tracing cores. The RTX PRO 6000D has 24,064 shading units, 752 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores. The RTX PRO 6000D has 94 times the shading units, 47 times the TMUs, and 24 times the ROPs. The tensor core count of 752 on the NVIDIA part is notable since the 740M lists no tensor cores at all.

Memory architecture is fundamentally different. The 740M uses system shared memory with a system dependent bus width and bandwidth, meaning its performance scales with the host system's RAM configuration. The RTX PRO 6000D has 96 GB of dedicated GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth and a memory clock of 1750 MHz, 28 Gbps effective. Clock speeds also differ: the 740M runs at 800 MHz base and 2800 MHz boost, while the RTX PRO 6000D runs at 1590 MHz base and 2288 MHz boost. The AMD part boosts higher but has a much lower base clock.

Power and physical design separate them further. The 740M is an IGP with no power connectors and a 45 W TDP, while the RTX PRO 6000D is a dual-slot card with a 300 W TDP, one 16-pin power connector, a suggested power supply of 700 W, and dimensions of 267 mm length, 111 mm height, and 40 mm width. The bus interface also differs: PCIe 4.0 x8 for the 740M versus PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RTX PRO 6000D. Display outputs are motherboard dependent on the 740M, while the RTX PRO 6000D has four DisplayPort 2.1b outputs.

Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API feature levels match. The release dates are about 14 months apart: the 740M launched on 2024-01-30 and the RTX PRO 6000D on 2025-03-17.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

There are no direct head-to-head benchmark entries in the database where both GPUs ran the same test, so the comparison relies on each product's own recorded measurements and nearest rival placements.

The AMD Radeon 740M's average benchmark score is 12,870. Its nearest rivals in the database are the AMD FirePro W5100 at 12,847, the AMD Radeon Pro 455 at 12,831, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 at 12,830, and the AMD Radeon RX 580 at 12,928. The 740M is 0.2% ahead of the FirePro W5100, 0.3% ahead of the Radeon Pro 455, 0.3% ahead of the GTX 590, and 0.4% behind the RX 580. These are extremely tight margins, all within a fraction of a percent, placing the 740M in a narrow performance band around these older discrete cards. The 53rd percentile ranking confirms it is a mid-pack performer against the entire GPU database.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q has an average benchmark score of 11,088 from its single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result. Its nearest rivals are peculiar: the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q at 11,088 with a 0% delta, the AMD Radeon RX 550 at 11,075 with a 0.1% delta, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER at 11,047 with a 0.4% delta, and the AMD FirePro W4300 at 11,225 with a 1.2% delta in the other direction. The 0% delta against its sibling card is expected since they share the same architecture and design. The 50th percentile ranking places it right at the median of all GPUs in the database.

The biggest individual benchmark wins are the 740M's Geekbench Vulkan score of 15,568, which is 53% higher than its own OpenCL score of 10,172, and the RTX PRO 6000D's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 11,088, which is its only recorded data point. The gap between the two products' average scores is 1,782 points in favor of the 740M, but that comparison is misleading because the tests are entirely different. Geekbench compute tests and 3DMark Steel Nomad measure different aspects of GPU performance and cannot be directly equated.

The RTX PRO 6000D's pixel rate of 439.3 GPixel/s and texture rate of 1,720.6 GTexel/s dwarf the 740M's 22.40 GPixel/s and 44.80 GTexel/s. Its FP32 throughput of 110.1 TFLOPS is 38.4 times the 740M's 2.867 TFLOPS. Both GPUs run FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, so the same multiplier applies.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon 740M has an average benchmark score of 12,870, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q has an average score of 11,088. However, these averages come from different test suites, so they are not directly comparable.

Q: How much memory does each GPU have?

A: The 740M uses system shared memory with no dedicated VRAM, while the RTX PRO 6000D has 96 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the TDP figures for these two GPUs?

A: The 740M has a 45 W TDP and is an integrated processor with no power connectors. The RTX PRO 6000D has a 300 W TDP, requires one 16-pin power connector, and recommends a 700 W power supply.

Q: Which GPU has more ray tracing cores?

A: The RTX PRO 6000D has 188 ray tracing cores, whereas the 740M has 4. The RTX PRO 6000D also has 752 tensor cores, while the 740M has none listed.

Q: How do their transistor counts compare?

A: The 740M contains 20,900 million transistors on a 137 mm² die using a 4 nm process. The RTX PRO 6000D contains 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die using a 5 nm process.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each GPU in the database?

A: The 740M sits at the 53rd percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX PRO 6000D sits at the 50th percentile.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every specification category. The process node is 4 nm for the 740M versus 5 nm for the RTX PRO 6000D, both from TSMC. Transistor counts are 20,900 million versus 92,200 million, and die sizes are 137 mm² versus 750 mm². Transistor density is 152.6 million per mm² for AMD versus 122.9 million per mm² for NVIDIA.

Clock speeds: the 740M runs 800 MHz base and 2800 MHz boost, while the RTX PRO 6000D runs 1590 MHz base and 2288 MHz boost. Memory clocks are system shared for the 740M versus 1750 MHz, 28 Gbps effective for the NVIDIA card.

Memory configuration: the 740M has system shared size, type, bus width, and system dependent bandwidth. The RTX PRO 6000D has 96 GB GDDR7, 512-bit bus, and 1.79 TB/s bandwidth.

Compute units: 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, 4 RT cores, and no tensor cores for the 740M. The RTX PRO 6000D has 24,064 shading units, 752 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores.

Rates: the 740M achieves 22.40 GPixel/s, 44.80 GTexel/s, and 2.867 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16. The RTX PRO 6000D achieves 439.3 GPixel/s, 1,720.6 GTexel/s, and 110.1 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16.

Power and physical: 45 W TDP, IGP slot width, no power connectors, no suggested PSU for the 740M. The RTX PRO 6000D has 300 W TDP, dual-slot width, one 16-pin connector, 700 W suggested PSU, and dimensions of 267 mm by 111 mm by 40 mm.

Bus and outputs: PCIe 4.0 x8 and motherboard dependent display outputs for the 740M. PCIe 5.0 x16 and four DisplayPort 2.1b outputs for the RTX PRO 6000D.

Release dates: 2024-01-30 for the 740M and 2025-03-17 for the RTX PRO 6000D. The launch MSRP for the RTX PRO 6000D is 8,565 USD; the 740M has no launch MSRP recorded. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear separation of use cases. The AMD Radeon 740M is an integrated GPU with a 45 W TDP, system shared memory, and no power connectors. It belongs in a compact or low-power system where the CPU's integrated graphics must handle everyday compute tasks. Its Geekbench scores of 10,172 in OpenCL and 15,568 in Vulkan, combined with its 53rd percentile ranking, show it is a competent IGP that lands within a fraction of a percent of older discrete cards like the Radeon RX 580, GTX 590, and FirePro W5100.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell Max-Q is a professional workstation card with 96 GB of GDDR7 memory, 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, 188 RT cores, 752 tensor cores, and 110.1 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput. Its 300 W TDP, dual-slot cooler, and 16-pin power connector make it a serious installation requiring a 700 W power supply. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 11,088 and 50th percentile ranking reflect its specialization in graphics-heavy workloads rather than raw compute benchmark dominance.

A builder choosing between these two is not comparing like for like. The 740M is the right pick for a system with no discrete GPU slot, where integrated graphics must provide basic acceleration with minimal power draw. The RTX PRO 6000D is the right pick for workstation builds that need massive VRAM capacity, high memory bandwidth, and professional-grade compute and ray tracing resources. The 45 W IGP and the 300 W workstation card serve different users, and the recorded measurements support that division without overlap.