Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X 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 280X is 233 days older than GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 64 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 35% better in Resident Evil Village than GeForce GT 740 - 77 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 3 vs 1 GB
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
24%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $89 | MSRP | $299 |
| 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 | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
