Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 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 290 is 205 days older than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 64 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 25% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 740 - 89 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
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 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
13%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
20%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $89 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 | 947 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
