Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 217 days older than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 64 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 32% better in Dead Space than GeForce GT 740 - 54 vs 41 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
18%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $89 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
