The GeForce GT 740 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $140.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 740
- Up to 67% cheaper – $70.00 vs $210.00
- Consumes up to 78% less energy – 64 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon R9 290X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
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Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, $
$210
33%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
53%
GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon R9 290X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 740 vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 740
May 29th, 2014
Memory
1 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
80.19 GB/s
25%
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12%
Texture Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
18%
FP32
762.6 GFLOPS
14%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 740 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
$89.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 7.944 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
| 31.78 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
| 762.6 GFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
